The reporting on the latest Obama-Netanyahu tiff has failed to explore a decisive geopolitical likelihood: Israel has calculated that Iran absolutely will not develop nuclear weapons during the remainder of the Obama administration.  For those who closely follow the relationship between Israel and the United States, specifically the tumultuous rapport between Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and President Barack Obama, it was assumed that the “chickensh*t” fiasco this past October was the climax of the Obama administration’s frustrations with Netanyahu. This assumption was obliterated however when Netanyahu accepted an invitation this week from Speaker John Boehner to address a joint session of Congress without first notifying the State Department or the Obama administration. Presumably Netanyahu’s speech will stress the importance of new sanctions and continued U.S. pressure on Iran. Both Obama and the State Department are, unsurprisingly, furious with...(Read Full Post)