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Obama Channeling Cheney - by Gordon Prather

Obama Channeling Cheney - by Gordon Prather: "Well that tears it. At least for you who considered President Barack Obama our best chance to avoid a war of aggression with Iran. Apparently Obama has been invaded by the same spirit that has long been speaking through Dick Cheney.

According to his campaign aides, Obama told a synagogue in Philadelphia last week that:

'As president, I will do everything that I can to help (Israel) protect itself ... We will make sure that it can defend itself from any attack, whether it comes from as close as Gaza or as far as Tehran.'

Cheney, last month, just prior to meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, had told reporters that:

'America's commitment to Israel's security is enduring and unshakable, as is our commitment to Israel's right to defend itself always against terrorism, rocket attacks and other forces dedicated to Israel's destruction,'"

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