IRAN

FRIEDMAN Obviously the Israel ░░░░░░░░ we know opposes the ░░░░░░░░ and they ve been ░░░░░░░░ against it Couple of ░░░░░░░░ I have One is ░░░░░░░░ it time for U ░░░░░░░░ Israel mutual defense treaty ░░░░░░░░ we simply signal to ░░░░░░░░ signal to the region ░░░░░░░░ of all to the ░░░░░░░░ Don t even think ░░░░░░░░ this OBAMA Well if ░░░░░░░░ remember the speech that ░░░░░░░░ gave to the United ░░░░░░░░ I was very clear ░░░░░░░░ one of the core ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ my mind and this ░░░░░░░░ how our administration operated ░░░░░░░░ that our allies in ░░░░░░░░ region will be protected ░░░░░░░░ will work with them ░░░░░░░░ come to their defense ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ greater ally than Israel ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East So ░░░░░░░░ I have done is ░░░░░░░░ my team to work ░░░░░░░░ the Israelis to build ░░░░░░░░ the already unprecedented military ░░░░░░░░ cooperation that is in ░░░░░░░░ I think even in ░░░░░░░░ midst of disagreements that ░░░░░░░░ ve had with Prime ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu both on Iran ░░░░░░░░ well as on the ░░░░░░░░ issue I have been ░░░░░░░░ in saying that our ░░░░░░░░ of Israel is unshakable ░░░░░░░░ would consider a failure ░░░░░░░░ my part a fundamental ░░░░░░░░ on my presidency if ░░░░░░░░ my watch or as ░░░░░░░░ consequence of work that ░░░░░░░░ have done Israel was ░░░░░░░░ more vulnerable FRIEDMAN Not ░░░░░░░░ a strategic failure OBAMA ░░░░░░░░ think that s not ░░░░░░░░ a strategic failure I ░░░░░░░░ that would be a ░░░░░░░░ failure I think that ░░░░░░░░ the time when we ░░░░░░░░ anti semitism on the ░░░░░░░░ in Europe at the ░░░░░░░░ when violence and chaos ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East so ░░░░░░░░ expresses itself in desire ░░░░░░░░ destroy Israel the easy ░░░░░░░░ with which people deny ░░░░░░░░ Holocaust That s not ░░░░░░░░ in front of Israel ░░░░░░░░ is a challenge to ░░░░░░░░ kind of common humanity ░░░░░░░░ the values that we ░░░░░░░░ for in World War ░░░░░░░░ and a challenge to ░░░░░░░░ America believes in terms ░░░░░░░░ the worth and dignity ░░░░░░░░ all people So this ░░░░░░░░ something I feel very ░░░░░░░░ and the question is ░░░░░░░░ there additional things that ░░░░░░░░ can do to make ░░░░░░░░ that the Israeli people ░░░░░░░░ that we ve got ░░░░░░░░ backs And that is ░░░░░░░░ in my administration and ░░░░░░░░ am confident it will ░░░░░░░░ true in subsequent administrations ░░░░░░░░ have shown that through ░░░░░░░░ Dome we ve shown ░░░░░░░░ through the military and ░░░░░░░░ cooperation that we are ░░░░░░░░ in I ve personally ░░░░░░░░ shown it in times ░░░░░░░░ there was great controversy ░░░░░░░░ example last summer with ░░░░░░░░ to Gaza I was ░░░░░░░░ consistent despite international cries ░░░░░░░░ the country that Israel ░░░░░░░░ a right to defend ░░░░░░░░ And the Israeli people ░░░░░░░░ right to be afraid ░░░░░░░░ the environment that they ░░░░░░░░ in right now.”