Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20161223:07:16:00
Barack obama being a shield at the u.n. for the israelis. you mentioned all the way back to lyndon johnson. every president has passed or supported a u.n. resolution which is critical of israel, maxed out at 21, under ronald reagan. so if obama had let this go through, it would have been a very strong diplomatic signal to the israeli prime minister, especially benjamin netanyahu. >> yes, i think so. it would have been a parting shot by the president, that's had an acrimonious relationship with the israeli prime minister. but in 2011, when the obama administration vetoed a similar resolution co...