Pipes notes strange self-contradictory U.S. stance on Israel

Daniel Pipes notes that the U.S. rudely dictates policy to Israel on settlements, treating Israel as a "vassal state"; yet in recent days, Biden, Kelly of the State Department, and--yes--Obama have all cited Israel's prerogative as a sovereign state to decide its own security policy, up to and including a possible strike on Iran's nuclear program. "Displeased as I am over the 'settlement' issue, I prefer this situation to the reverse--Israelis free to build bedrooms but not to deal with Iran."