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Related: About this forumObama Tells Haim Saban “Israel’s Security Is Sacrosanct”
This is a regime that came to power swearing opposition to the United States, to Israel, and to many of the values that we hold dear, President Obama told Power Rangers billionaire and staunch Israel supporter Haim Saban today about Iran. But what Ive consistently said is even as I dont take any options off the table, what we do have to test is the possibility that we can resolve this issue diplomatically. Obama and Saban were speaking at the Saban Forums 10th annual conference in DC. Todays conversation with the President is the first time the media mogul has actually conducted an interview at his own event. Ultimately, my goal as President of the United States, something Ive said privately and publicly, is to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, Obama also told Saban. Our commitment to Israels security is sacrosanct.
Interviewing Obama onstage on a variety of Middle East related topics at Washington DCs Willard Hotel, the big Democratic Party donor joked about the very obedient President I have here today. Obama cracked back that its the Saban Forum, youre in charge. I wish, replied Saban with both noting to laughter that the media billionaires wife Cheryl who really was running things.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/barack-obama-haim-saban-israel-security-saban-forum/
oberliner
(58,724 posts)He is the poster child for money buying influence.
One of many, of course, but, still...
King_David
(14,851 posts)He even joked ( from the OP): very obedient President I have here today.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Last edited Thu Dec 19, 2013, 11:28 AM - Edit history (1)
And what a dumb thing for him to say, but I guess that's a pretty good illustration of what he is all about.
I seem to recall an earlier comment about how some other political big wig (possibly even Bill Clinton) was asking him what kind of drink he wanted and that gave him a rush - that he was being essentially waited on by such a powerful man.
shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)could have made someone a billionaire. Clearly I should have had a crack at children's television .
oberliner
(58,724 posts)But point taken.