Parsing the Plugman

More Joe Biden comedy

In an interview on ABC’s "This Week" program, Biden said Israel can determine for itself how best to deal with the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.

"We cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do when they make a determination, if they make a determination, that they’re existentially threatened," Biden said.

But wait!

The US has "absolutely not" given Israel a green light for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, US President Barack Obama said Tuesday.

Obama was qualifying comments Vice President Joe Biden had made Sunday that left the impression the US would not stand in the way of an Israeli action.

"We have said directly to the Israelis that it is important to try and resolve this in an international setting in a way that does not create major conflict in the Middle East," said Obama, currently in Russia, during a CNN interview.

Obama said it was "very important that I’m as clear as I can be, and our administration is as consistent as we can [be] on this issue."

I think they must have a Joe Biden “comment qualifying” team in the White House now.  Last time they let the goof out he almost destroyed the transportation industry over his swine flu panic, and Gibbsie had to “qualify” those comments.  Now Barry has to come out and say that he really doesn’t want Israel to determine for itself how to deal with Iran two days after Biden says that they absolutely have the right to.

They have to publicly slap the guy down every couple weeks.  It’s awesome.