June 15, 2014 --

LPR here remarks on the quick calls from the Obama administration to Israel to exercise restraint in dealing with violent attacks from its enemies-- and the absence of such calls addressed to Ukraine as it creates chaos in the southeast party of that country.

LPR is also fascinated how the administration suggests that Israeli restraint is needed to maintain stability in a Middle East beset by violence in places like Syria, Iraq and Libya.

LPR is further struck by the unwillingness of the administration to consider that its plans for Ukraine to join NATO are not necessarily conducive to stability in Europe. By the way -- does the administration object to the emergence of a jihadi caliphate in parts of Syria and Iraq?