Israel owes no apology to Turkey over the Mavi Marmara incident, and should not have issued any type of apology to Egypt over the killing of three security officers there, outspoken US Congressman Allen West said.
West, 50, a Tea Party-associated freshman congressman from South Florida already being touted as a possible presidential candidate in the future, is in the country with a delegation of 27 Republican congressmen.
He spent 22 years in the US military, including fighting in the First Gulf War and in Iraq, and retired with the rank of lieutenant- colonel.
“Not only does Israel not owe Turkey an apology, but I think the fact that [Defense Minister] Ehud Barak apologized for the [killing of] three Egyptian soldiers before we knew the circumstances of their deaths are the types of things that get played out in the international media that end up making you being castigated as the bad guy,” West told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
Regarding Turkey, West said Israel had the “right to uphold that blockade [of Gaza], which is very important, and you shouldn’t have to apologize when your military has been attacked.”
If this man were to run for President I’d be the first one to run out and vote for him.
Similar to #1t, I’ve been following West’s political career for a while now and he has got to be one of the best candidates out there to run for president (along with Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and possibly Marco Rubio of Florida)
and i love it!
Go West! you tell ’em congressman… and tell ’em that Israel is ours because G-d gave it to us 🙂
We must learn from honest gentiles
I’ve been following your career for the past few years waiting for your rise to the executive office.
I have seen no better candidate for president in my life.
Your humility is your best qualification.
Keep it up.