It is in fact the only rational deal that could be constructed in what is a very bad situation). That said, I think he should be a little more wary of Israel's enemies and recognize that Israel's enemies are usually our enemies too.
You contradicted yourself. If he made the best deal he could what makes you think he isn't wary of Israel's enemies? That's the kind of thinking that needs to end. You can say, hey he made the best deal he could. That's it. We don't have to throw in a little sweetener to show the rabid Zionists we are on their side. It's a perfectly reasonable statement on its own.
And we have all kinds of enemies like Cuba. Doesn't mean we spend 12% of our foreign aid budget on countries surrounding Cuba and loan out our vote on the UN security council to a foreign government. I'm leery of a lot of countries. That doesn't mean I should constantly overreact and make things worse.
He made the best deal he could, I agree. There's really no other way you could stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons; bombing it isn't a serious option. In that context, he made the best deal he could. You're right, the caveat was misapplied.
I should reframe my position: I don't necessarily find myself comfortable that there is considerable distance between Washington and Tel Aviv on the issues of the day. Israel is our ally and Israel's security should be paramount. I differ from Bibi that this deal isn't in Israel's interests (it is), but the ongoing conflict between Obama and Netanyahu is hurting both countries' interests. Now, arguably, that is somewhat on Netanyahu but the relationship itself has been damaged and in turn, that hurts both countries' interests.
Aside from that, the President has demonstrated a more equivocal attitude towards Israel. For example, wavering on
using our veto on Palestinian statehood.
