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Edited by Garland:
4/4/2013 9:25:54 PM
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Israel
What do you think of America's butt-buddy? Is the Republican Party's slavish devotion to them justified, or Israel just a spoiled brat? Is it time to wean them off of America's teat? What do you think of Israel's conduct over the past 70 years? What's your opinion on their long-running conflict with the Palestinians? General thoughts?
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Israel is the political version of putting a pissed off bobcat in a room which a bunch of German Shepherds.
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Cut off aid and sell them weapons at the same price as everyone else. The benefits of the relationship are entirely one-way so far as I can tell.
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I think that whatever the particulars are, Israel gets too much attention from people. India could invade Pakistan, Russia could start selling off its nuclear arsenal to random countries picked by lottery, and China could announce Japan is actually historically a part of China and thus subject to its rule, and guess what the first question would be to any prospective Secretary of Defense? "How do you feel about Israel?"
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2 RepliesI think that Israel is indeed the only strategic ally the USA has in the region. As such, the relationship with them needs to be kept strong. That does mean we should hold their hand a bit, in terms of finances. Now, as to the Palestinians, Israel DOES over react when dealing with them. They are hamfisted, and as such draw much of the fire on them. That said, the Palestinian situation exists because Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq all want a mad dog in Israel's back yard. The PLO and Hamas are all funded and supported by these governments. Egypt prints anti-semetic text books that are used for Palestinian schools. Now, how to fix things? The first step would be for the UN, not Israel, to secure the border to the two countries. This will keep Israel from over reacting to the Palestinians. Two, Palestine must be cut off from the regimes that would use it as an attack dog against Israel. I'm not sure how, but that's the idea. Three, the Palestinians should get UN aid for setting up schools, farms and businesses. They need to be self sufficient as quickly as possible. In theory, its harder to give up a comfortable life than a hard one. So, civilizing the situation is key. Make everyone comfortable, and keep them calm.
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2 RepliesWhat a fool you are. Do you realize how many Democrats kiss their ass to Israel too?
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Reported for anti semitism.
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I think it's about time everyone stopped caring about the Middle East.
