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Jeremiah O’Keefe of O’Keefe Global Advisors on the future military action between Hamas and Israel.
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- Date Nov 21, 2012
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Jeremiah O’Keefe of O’Keefe Global Advisors on the future military action between Hamas and Israel.
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-- did but you know this is Egyptian television that we're showing you right now this is a live news conference is happening in Cairo what did you brigadier because obviously secretary of state.
Clinton -- is speaking but.
They are doing the translations for the Egyptian people I don't speak Egyptian I apologize a subtle language I know as I can help your right now.
But anyway what kind of bring out -- wondering back in -- given all of this from a keep global advisors and and we'll be monitoring the statements that are coming out of this but again it's kind of tough Jeremiah.
For myself and our viewers to really hear what's being said but what do you make of -- assuming you've been.
Somewhat doubtful that there's any -- -- truce that can they take place but this is what we're confirming now.
That we've got a ceasefire in place -- make it -- your mind.
It's all temporary so what happens one or two months from now.
What Hamas and our -- Hezbollah begins attacks again we get -- -- -- secretary of state back into the region to love bring peace.
Strategically were faltering there is no leadership while the White House in every Arab capital in the region.
To manage.
Their movement towards democracy that's where we're faltering.
We can send a policeman like Secretary Clinton and every time some.
Violence begins we need a need a long term strategic plan for the region and we don't have -- And it's getting I guarantee you the next one or two years is going to be extremely violent and volatile and Israel is quite literally.
Would Iran gaining a nuclear device on the horizon fighting for their very lives and this administration is doing nothing.
Nothing concretely to help them and safeguarded them there Rhonda roamed around on a limb on the wrong when he imagine that it go ahead go ahead.
Imagine Israel's the size of New Jersey Connecticut New Hampshire.
Now place either that any of those states in the middle of the United States and imagine that all fifty states are 49 states surrounding it.
Are your enemy.
That's the position at their rent.
And there's no friendship.
No strategic stand standing by the side of Israel posturing occurring at all in the region they are taking advantage of the recent election here in the United States.
All right -- and -- are looking at the different headlines that it that are crossing right now this is hard to take -- fact.
9 PM local that is 2 PM eastern time -- that's according to be Egyptian.
Finance minister but you know what -- askew as well -- what are the things about the -- -- be egyptians are playing right now.
There's got to be a piece of this and we talked about this before the news conference again Jeremiah when it comes to.
Economic get Weathers the Palestinians who were depending on usaid IMF aid the egyptians as while they're looking for four point eight billion dollars right now.
From the IMF the United States Jeremiah the -- it could comment.
And say if the egyptians continue to support Hamas and there's a lot more support for Hamas now.
Then there was before.
In Egypt especially the Muslim brother her running things.
And that's Egyptian television we're gonna dup -- out of that but you know it seems to me that the president does have a -- -- good -- bear to strike here and say.
You know -- UN aid to continue to aid terrorists in the United States does say that hamas' terrorists.
Right -- -- you know there there's a proper way of going about -- you don't want to -- -- -- saw afford leader.
I'm not asking for President Obama to go -- -- on the lawn of the White House.
And make a new pronouncement regarding he -- in the -- what needs to be done is our ambassadors.
Our our our military leaders -- were in the region okay.
You even folks out of the NSC.
If we had CIA director in place at this very moment they need to quietly meet with these folks behind -- door and say you know what.
We understand you're going through some great historical.
Change.
We welcome that we understand you're speaking to the masses on the street when you condemn Israel -- they find fault with it.
But the fact -- battery is Israel is our allies.
And if you do not step forward and stop Hamas or in the case -- Lebanon Hezbollah.
You will suffer dire consequences.
And it's just won't be with the purse strings.
You know we're showing our -- right -- we're so there -- viewers right now in the oil contract of -- of the things that we have seen.
In all of the escalation of tensions over the last carriers -- the -- in particular.
No this rhetoric with Israel in the Brent contract that's the European contract.
As well as the -- -- contract to mean you've you've got American investors that are very nervous about what this could mean.
Overall for oil supplies I mean -- sounds a military a lot more concerned about Iran's capabilities.
Then other analysts who say that there -- there -- years away from getting some kind of nuclear device.
Although not years away by any mean if you were following -- the new centrifuges that were put into place and just the last week here.
All of their their quickly approaching enrichment.
Listen to beauty of oil deals that at another trade going on in the region is if you had the proper broke her out of the White House and the Genesee in the State Department.
Against State Department would be at the back -- -- it not much good ever comes out of the State Department speaking plainly on camera here.
On -- this part of the world.
But if you have the right and also coming out of the White House and you you make sure that trade the benefit it was felt by all parties including the Palestinians.
Okay you could make deals happen you could have peace with the Palestinians.
What -- years away from that because of the posture now the White House.
We've got to take care of Iran first and by the way god said it many times Arafat saw in the past has Syria goes so goes -- We missed one hell of an opportunity in 2009.
To bring down the Iranian government.
And we've got an opportunity now imagine if Iran goes away the -- -- there's a democracy.
All of a sudden all the military aid to Hamas and has right are gone -- -- history Jeremiah cut a deal with the Palestinians.
Thank you very much for standing by helping us cover the breaking news I was allowed to get your -- Jeremiah O'Keefe.
-- global advisors a Doolittle -- our viewers know -- I've said this earlier that we and that really had a conversation between the president.
We're just saying are released from the White House.
That President Obama today did call Benjamin Netanyahu.
To express his appreciation.
For the average to work with the edge of the new Egyptian government.
Did achieve a sustainable cease fire and more durable solution the -- to -- Obama -- on the phone.
With Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
Just today.
What's -- the scene here right now CEO well it's been affected by all of this breaking news coming out of.