Tom Cole: Obama’s U.N. Vote Abstention Was the Last in a Series of Calculated Insults’

GEIST I want to ░░░░░░░░ about your agenda for ░░░░░░░░ in just a second ░░░░░░░░ first get you on ░░░░░░░░ record on some of ░░░░░░░░ news of the day ░░░░░░░░ the vote the abstention ░░░░░░░░ the United States at ░░░░░░░░ U N on Friday ░░░░░░░░ the United States do ░░░░░░░░ right thing there in ░░░░░░░░ or abstaining from a ░░░░░░░░ that would condemn Israeli ░░░░░░░░ COLE No they didn ░░░░░░░░ do the right thing ░░░░░░░░ it s a break ░░░░░░░░ our long time policy ░░░░░░░░ on the settlement issue ░░░░░░░░ on making sure that ░░░░░░░░ N resolutions are not ░░░░░░░░ sided This clearly was ░░░░░░░░ do it the last ░░░░░░░░ days of your presidency ░░░░░░░░ you know the incoming ░░░░░░░░ holds a different position ░░░░░░░░ think was reckless and ░░░░░░░░ And I m going ░░░░░░░░ be interested to see ░░░░░░░░ or not the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ that the United States ░░░░░░░░ colluded in this is ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ early to tell but ░░░░░░░░ s certainly nothing here ░░░░░░░░ s reassuring about the ░░░░░░░░ in which we handled ░░░░░░░░ issue in my view ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe that ░░░░░░░░ Obama over his eight ░░░░░░░░ in office has been ░░░░░░░░ friend to Israel COLE ░░░░░░░░ I think he s ░░░░░░░░ been supportive in terms ░░░░░░░░ defensive weapons and those ░░░░░░░░ of things But I ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ agreement I think that ░░░░░░░░ very reckless and I ░░░░░░░░ it endangered Israel He ░░░░░░░░ let it out personally ░░░░░░░░ couple of times when ░░░░░░░░ caught him that they ░░░░░░░░ didn t like President ░░░░░░░░ Kept him waiting one ░░░░░░░░ famously in the White ░░░░░░░░ while the President and ░░░░░░░░ family had dinner Didn ░░░░░░░░ invite the Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ join them So I ░░░░░░░░ it s been you ░░░░░░░░ a series of calculated ░░░░░░░░ And I think this ░░░░░░░░ a last insult on ░░░░░░░░ way out the door ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ the president look very ░░░░░░░░ And certainly to do ░░░░░░░░ that you know is ░░░░░░░░ at odds with what ░░░░░░░░ incoming president is going ░░░░░░░░ do on a stage ░░░░░░░░ big I think shows ░░░░░░░░ certain pettiness that I ░░░░░░░░ surprised to see in ░░░░░░░░ Obama who usually rises ░░░░░░░░ these sorts of things.”