It is common knowledge that my international interests fall in the Middle East….after working in the region years ago I became very interested in the events that transpire with different country’s foreign policy concerning the region.

It is an election, the 2016 election, and with all that is happening in the world the Middle East is more important than many want to admit.

This is a speech that Bernie did not give to AIPAC but he wanted to outline his position as a counter to the pandering BS that all the other candidates will do…..I do not much care for his Middle East policies but they appear to be more honest than the ones offered up by Clinton, Trump and Cruz.  Their speeches were total pandering….they spread the crap like a child would spread peanut butter.

Below is a copy of the speech that Bernie would have made if he had been free to attend…..

I was invited along with other presidential candidates to be at the AIPAC conference in Washington, but obviously I could not make it because we are here. The issues that AIPAC is dealing with are very important issues and I wanted to give the same speech here as I would have given if we were at that conference. Let me begin by saying that I think I am probably the only candidate for president who has personal ties with Israel. I spent a number of months there when I was a young man on a kibbutz, so I know a …

Source: Sanders Outlines Middle East Policy – Bernie Sanders

I was surprised that Bernie was critical of Israeli policies…..but would he be so if he is elected to the high office of president?

I hoping that it is not pandering but he is a politician and that is what they do to get votes from the bedazzled throngs.