Iraq VP to Biden: Obama's "Reputation On the Line" Over Gaza

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Source: Alternet

Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said on Tuesday that the silence of new U.S. President Barack Obama regarding the tragedy in the Gaza Strip harms U.S. interests, urging the new administration to intervene to force Israel to stop aggressions on Gaza, a statement from al-Hashemi's office said.

"Al-Hashemi received at his office U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday (Jan. 13) and told him that Iraqis, mainly Arabs and Muslims, are looking for the new U.S. administration to make real changes in the foreign policy," said the report received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

"The new administration's reputation is on the line with the new president's silence, who adopted a different opinion regarding the recent bombings in Mumbai," it added.

He urged the new administration under Obama to "intervene to force Israel to stop the aggression on Gaza in implementation of the UN Security Council number 1860 in this regard."

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[Christa]

1. K & R

we voted for CHANGE ...

[okiru109]

2. Hopefully the Adults are back - this madness of letting the military slaughter civilians has to stop

the NONSENSE that there is no sense of proportionality when responding to extremist is simply absurd.

i believe Israel will be reigned in when the Obama team comes to power.

It's the OCCUPATION, stupid (to borrow a phrase)

[Jefferson23]

3. Obama can do a lot, and I pray he has the courage to do so.

I hope all here will continue to let President Obama know that he has support for a major change in our current foreign policy with this conflict. When you consider how the Senate and Congress has recently voted, it is hard to be hopeful, so please let us communicate to him that we do not approve of the status quo on Israel's illegal occupation of Gaza.