Obama asks Netanyahu to "take a breather from his clamorous criticism" of his capitulation to Iran

Apparently he wants him to sit back quietly and acquiesce to Israel's destruction. As Muhammad Atta told the passengers on his flight, "Stay quiet and you'll be OK."
"Iran — the next stage," by David Ignatius in the Washington Post, November 27:

Now that the Obama administration has won its breakthrough first-step nuclear deal with Iran, officials are planning strategy for the decisive second round that, over the next six months, will seek a broader and tougher comprehensive agreement....

As Washington pushes ahead to engagement with Tehran, U.S. officials understand they must reassure their Sunni Arab allies that they haven’t tilted toward Shiite, Persian Iran. The U.S. message, not well communicated so far, is that it seeks an equilibrium in the Sunni-Shiite schism. Regaining this balance means aggressive outreach, especially to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. As part of this effort, President Obama spoke Wednesday with Saudi King Abdullah, and more such contacts are planned.

A wild card in these negotiations is Israel. Obama has asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a breather from his clamorous criticism and send to Washington a team that can explore with U.S. officials a sound end-state strategy. Perhaps the United States and Israel need a back channel, outside the bombastic pressure campaign by Israeli advocates....
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/11/obama-asks-netanyaho-to-take-a-breather-from-his-clamorous-criticism.html

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