...up to Israel. This is what he says:

“More than 3,000 years ago, the Jewish people lived here, tended the land here, prayed to God here,” Obama said. “And after centuries of exile and persecution, unparalleled in the history of man, the founding of the Jewish State of Israel was a rebirth, a redemption unlike any in history. Today, the sons of Abraham and the daughters of Sarah are fulfilling the dream of the ages -- to be ‘masters of their own fate’ in ‘their own sovereign state.’ “ - L.A. Times - http://tinyurl.com/cotsfyq

And he isn't even running for office again.

"Unparalleled in the history of man"? Hopefully, his missus will put him right.

This article in Counterpunch is entitled "Obama marks Iraq War Anniversary With War Summit in Israel":

http://tinyurl.com/cdn9lts