Susan Rice (who, as the US Ambassador to the UN was promoted to the Cabinet) and the administration pushed to join the Israel-bashing UN Human Rights Council. As Ben Smith wrote back in April:  Perhaps more than any other American official, Rice also is negotiating day to day the meaning of President Barack Obama's promise of a new era in American foreign policy. When the controversial issue of joining this notoriously anti-Israel and anti-American group arose earlier in the year , Susan Rice tried to derail opposition by saying the United States will battle "the anti-Israel crap" (such nice diplomatic language). Such promises are reminiscent of serial promises made during the campaign to support the American-Israel alliance. These promises have an expiration date. Alan Dershowtiz supported Barack Obama during the campaign. He, like many other high profile Democrats, are experiencing a degree of buyer's remorse over Obama's foreign policy actions, especially towards...(Read Full Post)