Puzzling rebuttal

The reply of Sheldon Roufa (March 29) to Shoula Horing’s article of March 22 is puzzling. He states that her facts are wrong, but fails to point out one single wrong fact. Curious. He states that she beats the drums for war with Iran, whereas a fair reading of her article nowhere finds her making such a demand, either specifically or by inference. He states that her position is that the United States should start a war with Iran immediately. These allegations appear nowhere in her article.

The thrust of her article is that Obama does not back Israel, and if, after careful consideration of all alternatives, Israel does strike at the Iranian nuclear facilities, it will be without the support of the United States. This has now become clearer.

Very recently, information was leaked to the press that Israel had entered into an agreement with Azerbaijan for use of its facilities as a staging base for aircraft should Israel attack Iran. It is inconceivable that Israel leaked this information. That the Obama administration leaked it seems the most likely explanation, particularly considering it was leaked to the American, not the Israeli, press.

Why would they do this? The answer is obvious. This leak of highly sensitive information makes it extremely difficult for Israel to achieve tactical surprise, forcing Israel to revise its plans, perhaps delaying their timetable at least until after the election.

Is there any proof the Obama administration leaked this? Absolutely not. But at the very least, the source of the leak is highly suspicious. This agreement with Azerbaijan can only have been known by very few. The question is, qui bono? Who gains? Taken with all the other actions (as opposed to empty words) of the Obama administration, what we have here is more than just another straw in the wind. Combined with the evidence outlined in Horing’s article, and elsewhere, it is increasingly clear that Israel stands alone as long as Obama is president. Should he be re-elected, the Jewish vote will no longer be a concern to him. When voting in November, this fact should be uppermost in the minds of those who have any concern at all for the survival of Israel.

Obama has now announced yet another in the endless round of negotiations with Iran. Tick tock. Tick tock.

Lee Levin
Overland Park, Kan.