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The Alaskan Showman

Mike Gravel is the surprise star of the first Democratic presidential debate.

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But while Obama may have gotten the better of the Kucinich-Gravel tag team, Brian Williams got the better of him.

Williams asked the young Senator from Illinois to name America’s three most important allies. Obama started out with the European Union, mentioned Afghanistan, talked about Japan and our relations with an emerging China. That was the end of his answer until Williams pointed out a glaring omission. There is already considerable skepticism about Obama in pro-Israel circles, and his failure to take advantage of an easy opportunity to show his solidarity with our friends in Jerusalem is sure to raise some eyebrows. When prompted, Obama expressed support for Israel, but the fact that he didn’t do so when asked an open-ended question suggests the issue isn’t very close to his heart.

Philip Klein is a reporter for The American Spectator.

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Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Law, Supreme Court, Military, Iraq, Iran, Israel, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Oil

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Philip Klein is The American Spectator’s Washington correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/Philipaklein

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