I’d take this early report with a large grain of salt. Army Radio was quoted earlier in the campaign when they misquoted Obama’s brother supposedly saying that Barack had been a Muslim early in his life. Here’s Army Radio’s latest, as reported by the Jerusalem Post, which is sure to cause a stir:
Army Radio reported that the Delaware senator was heard saying in closed conversations with Jerusalem officials three years ago that he was firmly opposed to an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reportedly claimed that Israel would likely have to come to terms with a nuclear Iran. He reportedly expressed doubt over the effectiveness of economic sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic and said he was against the opening of an additional military and diplomatic front, saying that the US had more pressing problems, such as North Korea and Iraq. The Jerusalem Post could not confirm the report.
Here’s more evidence of the suspect nature of the Biden quote. Ha’aretz is reporting the Biden comment as happening on Monday, while the Post is saying it happened three years ago:
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden was quoted Monday as telling senior Israeli officials behind closed doors that the Jewish state will have to reconcile itself to a nuclear Iran.
In the unsourced report, Army Radio also quoted Biden as saying that he opposed “opening a additional military and diplomatic front.”
Biden, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has long been considered strongly pro-Israel. His nomination as Barack Obama’s running mate had been expected to shore up the Democrats’ strength with U.S. Jewish voters.





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