Netanyahu Accepts Boehner Offer To Address Congress Despite Obama Plan

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I’m no fan of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, primarily because of his intractable position on Iran, a position which places the entire region, and the US and its allies in peril. Speaker of the House John Boehner has taken the unusual step of inviting Netanyahu to speak to the congress about Evil Iran, without even giving the president the courtesy of a heads up.

Israeli PM Netanyahu convinced that Iran will bomb his country any day now urges allies to take a hard line. Pic courtesy www.veteranstoday.com — Israeli PM Netanyahu convinced that Iran will bomb his country any day now urges allies to take a hard line

(Newser) As the White House urged calm while it works to nail down a nuclear deal with Iran, John Boehner went a little rogue this morning: The speaker of the House issued an invite to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress next month on what Boehner calls “the threats posed by radical Islam and Iran.” Netanyahu, who is virulently against a deal with Tehran, wasted little time in accepting the invite, reports the Washington Post, and is slated to speak in Washington on Feb. 11. It’s what Politicocalls “a move sure to inflame the Obama administration,” and Boehner isn’t being shy about prodding the administration, telling his caucus this morning that President Obama’s “exact message to us was, ‘Hold your fire.’ He expects us to stand idly by and do nothing while he cuts a bad deal with Iran. Two words: Hell no!”

Obama last night said new sanctions on Tehran “will all but guarantee that diplomacy fails, ensuring that Iran starts up its nuclear program again,” a statement that Boehner this morning dismissed as having “papered over” a “serious threat.” He says he did not consult with the White House, but that “I don’t believe I’m poking anyone in the eye.” It will be Netanyahu’s third address before Congress; the last was in 2011.

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