March 19, 2014
Israel’s defense minister, Moshe Ya’alon, used the State Department orchestrated unraveling of Ukraine and the failure of the United States to confront Russia militarily to criticize the “weakness” of the Obama administration. He said because the U.S. has not pursued the role of world policeman more aggressively it is inviting terrorism.
Israel's defense minister, Moshe Ya'alon: "Nobody will replace the United States as global policeman. I hope the United States comes to its senses."
Israel’s defense minister, Moshe Ya’alon: “Nobody will replace the United States as global policeman. I hope the United States comes to its senses.”
“If you sit and wait at home, the terrorism will come again,” Ya’alon said during a speech at Tel Aviv University. “This is a war of civilizations. If your image is feebleness, it doesn’t pay in the world. Nobody will replace the United States as global policeman. I hope the United States comes to its senses. If it doesn’t, it will challenge the world order, and the United States is the one that will suffer.”