Some 4th of July reading

This article is a very honest and sobering look at the current state of Israeli/U.S. relations. Two things in particular stood out to me.

1. The first was the comment that the attitude in Washington toward Israel is that she has gone from being an asset to a pain in the asset. I find that very concerning.

2. The second is the author's opinion that President Obama will be careful what he does to Israel prior to the 2012 election. I still think he will try to pressure Israel to make peace in the coming weeks, but if he does back off and subsequently get reelected I expect the gloves to come off after November of 2012.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/this-fourth-of-july-israel-american-kinship-is-thin-on-the-ground-1.371384