Legal Commentary

WH Reaction To Biden Comments On Israel Bombing Iran

By Big Tent Democrat

Greg Sargent gets a White House reaction to Joe Biden's comments on Israel bombing Iran. and then runs well, an incorrect headline and story imo. First the WH reaction:

I asked White House spokesperson Tommy Vietor whether Biden was articulating the administration’s official position, and he emailed “The Vice President refused to engage hypotheticals, and he made clear that our policy has not changed. Our friends and allies, including Israel, know that the President believes that now is the time to explore direct diplomatic options, as with the P5+1.”

Of course this is nonsense. Biden did engage a hypothetical. The rest of the answer is contrary to what Biden said. And thus, Sargent's description of the WH response is also rather nonsensical:

The White House is not backing off Joe Biden’s apparent suggestion this weekend that the United States wouldn’t stand in the way if Israel took military action against Iran, a spokesperson tells me.

Come on Greg. The Administration absolutely backed off from Biden's irresponsible statement. It's right there in the e-mail:

Our friends and allies, including Israel, know that the President believes that now is the time to explore direct diplomatic options, as with the P5+1.

(Emphasis supplied.) The White House was cleaning up Biden's mess, yet again. So far Biden has been a disastrously bad Vice President. They need to keep him away from the cameras and reporters.

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Full post as published by TalkLeft on July 06, 2009 (boomark / email).