this photo was obtained along with the quote below I had to blog about this because I found it very interesting how nowadays little simple things are being down in government that people are taking to be offensive... Is it because the people are getting to sensitive or is it because government is getting to relaxed? According to time magazine National Security Advisor General James Jones made an offensive joke about the Taliban and Jewish individuals. A quote directly from time magazine:
"Under better circumstances, the joke about a Jewish merchant and an angry Taliban militant told last week at a Washington think tank by National Security Adviser General James Jones might have passed as a failed, mildly offensive attempt at humor and nothing more. The stereotypes are objectionable and the punch line not clever.
But the joke, told at a moment of heightened tension and mutual suspicion in the delicate relationship between the governments of Israel and the U.S., runs the risk of reinforcing all the wrong elements of the troubled relationship." Although Advisor Jones has apologized for his racey joke it only makes the government of Israel question America's position."
Jones, the President's top foreign policy aide, has become a target for right-wing Israelis because of this joke that lacked in humor.
Are we risking to undo the ties between the United States and Israel or are we simply attempting to be humours with a negative approach? Should National person's be more aware of these things or should they simply be allowed to have slip ups considering that they are human? What does this say about our national powers? Are they losing focus or simply targeting to make President Obama's term more demanding then needed? It would seem that Mr. Jones would have known better but its clear that even high esteemed political leaders have moments of uncertainty.
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