2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhen Obama Was A Candidate For President In 2007/8 Did He Address AIPAC?....
and if he did - what did he say and how was he received?
6chars
(3,967 posts)Absolute support. Security sacrosanct. Most important ally. Shared values. Holocaust. Capital Jerusalem. Boo anti-semitism. Boo terror. Oh, and two-states with negotiated borders.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)joshcryer
(62,265 posts)Obama 2008: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91150432
Clinton 2016: http://time.com/4265947/hillary-clinton-aipac-speech-transcript/
Obama 2008: "That starts with ensuring Israel's qualitative military advantage."
Clinton 2016: "Its also why, as president, I will make a firm commitment to ensure Israel maintains its qualitative military edge."
Obama 2008: "As president, I will implement a Memorandum of Understanding that provides $30 billion in assistance to Israel over the next decade investments to Israel's security that will not be tied to any other nation."
Clinton 2016: "I hope a new 10-year defense memorandum of understanding is concluded as soon as possible to meet Israels security needs far into the future."
Obama 2008: "I will always keep the threat of military action on the table to defend our security and our ally Israel."
Clinton 2016: "Well, my friends, Israels security is non-negotiable."