Why has the United States been willing to set aside its own security in order to advance the interests of another state?” wonders a US study called, “The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy”.\n\nThe 83-page study is co-authored by John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Stephen Walt of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.\n\n“The US national interest should be the primary object of American foreign policy. For the past several decades, however, and especially since the Six Day War in 1967, the centerpiece of US Middle East policy has been its relationship with Israel," says the study.\n\nRelying on efforts by Israeli scholars, journalists and international human rights organizations, the academic paper reveals the role played by the Israel Lobby inside the United States in directing Washington's foreign policy to promote Israel's interests, \nhttp://www.islamonline.net
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Simple answer.\n\n$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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i'm thinking you're right on the money.\n\n\nrani...aha the truth comes out..we're the enemy and we're always going to be the enemy because we support Israel.  Let's cut the crap shall we and get down to the truth...you people just hate the thought that Israel even exists...you will never accept it as a nation..never respect it's sovereignty, and never forgive the U.S. for supporting Israel.  Well it's going to stay that way so get used to it.\n\nBut you know what..there was another option...we could have stayed home..and let you all deal with saddam.  We could have let saddam take over kuwait, then invade saudi. Then let Iraq and Iran fight it out some more....and the first damned time one American..just one...was murdered..by some terrorist hijacker...or some building was blown up, just one incident on American soil, and we turn that entire area into a glass parking lot and say theres your freaking palestinian homeland....you want it that way..you ungrateful piece of camel shit?
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Please do not take what this govt. does to be the will of the people.  Most of what happens inside and outside of this country is done by secret deals among the powerful.  Most of us detest what the Israelis are doing to their neighbors, and what their neighbors are doing to them, but our national policy is part of a deal most of us are ignorant of .  If you ask Americans, they are upset over a problem here of illegal immigration.  These are people who are not legal citizens who take up residence here to work, get paid, and then usually go back home.  The Jews moved in, forced everyone else out,confiscated the land, and established an army second to none, funded largely by the United States Government, and proceeded to enforce their will on the area.  If that happened here, the uproar would be every bit what exists where you are.  But, due to some clever propaganda on the public, we cannot see this clearly, and don't empathize with the Arabs at all, mostly blindly supporting our government's policy.  Israel was a bad idea that will haunt us all for a long time, maybe even being the cause of international war.  We here would love it to be otherwise, that everyone there would just get along.  That does not appear to be a likely  possibility.  And you are right, the longer it goes on, the more people in the Middle East will blame us.
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America COULD, if she wanted, become a fortress effectively defending herself on the four horizon points from any infiltration, or attack.\n\nBut globalism and unchecked alien invasion has rendered this hypothesis a waste of time. \n\nThe Congressional sale has been going on for decades, and it's near midnite, don't you know.
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You know, I never realized this until the last year or so, and see how old I am! A bit dense, I guess. I feel like some of this goes back to the U.S. being so Christian and religiously based. They probably feel like the Jews are still 'gods' chosen people, and want to protect and be in league with them.\nIn a way, I undestand wanting to protect helpless people. However, Israel is not a helpless country any longer, probably more powerful than a lot of other countries.
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there are alot of countries responsible for what has happened in the middle east. Every western nation has had a hand in dividing up the middle east for either religion or oil. Isreal is only the most recent example. If we gave every country in the middle east the support we give Isreal, that would be a very different region today. \n\nThe cultural divide is the only thing I see that has stopped us. For instance, after 9/11 many groups were advocating that we lock up all muslims in the US in concentration camps because they are muslim. The people of the middle east's reaction to this attitude is what is causing the problems. They hate the way we think of them. \n\nWill there be another attack? probably. Will we hear about it? I hope not, but some politician will probably want to reap the political rewards of making us afraid despite what it would do to this country. Thousands of people die in the US every day. Terrorism is the least likely cause, and our government should recognize that.
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Israel is the single root cause of all of the instability in the ME.\nTheir refusal to comply with UN resolutions and withdraw from Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian land they have occupied (stolen) since 40 years has created the issue we have today.\nThe problem is the USA supports and vetoes any UN resolution blindly with regards to Israel.\nYet the USA wishes to apply any UN resolutions against the Arabs by military force.\nUntil the USA and Israel act in an honourable way their will never be peace.
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After WW2, the UN proposed a seperate state for the Jews in Palestine. The Allied powers effectively drawed up various Arab states that were previously ruled by western colonial powers. Israel was meant for the Jews, and yes there was a seperate Palestinian state proposed. The Arabs had mixed feelings about a Jewish state, but most of the local Arabs in Palestine welcomed it. But what happened was that some of the Jewish militias started to sieze the already drawn up Palestinian lands and worst of all terrorizing and killing the local Arabs. Those militias had some powerful backup from abroad, especially in the US. Many of those backup organizations are non government organizations and many well known businesses. The militias fought for more land and resources and of course killing people, inlcuding children. Israel's first prime minister Ben Gurion once said   “We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab population.” That's what the Israelis did and still do so more efficiently. There are many powerful organizations in the US that observe every inch of content as to what is presented in the US media to the American public, so no one knows exactly what really goes on in the occupied territories in Palestine. So, my friend, it is Israel that occupies Palestine with full fledged US support and not the other way around. That is the truth and the whole truth. Peace be upon you.
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Free Speech comes to mind when talking about that little cartoon---Why can't the nation of Islam just roll w/ it? They were'nt up in arms about any Jesus cartoons (and there were many) No, Wash., DC is still the capitol of USA, it's just that Israel deserves the rite to a "nuclear" deterrent since every country bordering them and beyond has their annilation on their political agenda! There are lots of countries that refuse to acknowledge Israel for what reason? We know that Israel will not use "nukes" for instigating purposes---Iran, being unstable and hostile to others, poses a threat to anybody that does not see things their way...no diplomacy just the nature of the beast!
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Personally, after doing some research by myself and reading about yours, I don't understand how you end up on the side of Israel. But that is your opinion. It is not so much where you end rather than how you got there that makes me wonder.\n \nI don't live in the USA and my opinion is that depending on the region of the world you get your information from, it will greatly shape your opinion. We can even see trend from countries to countries.\n\nOne thing for sure. To league with them because they have through so much persecution is not bringing one single tear to me. If they had been through so many and had learnt from it, they would understand there will never ever be a good reason to do the same to other.
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Bush administration is following wrong policies.\nThey may not be on a crusade but all their present targets are unfortunately Muslims who are rich in natural resources but far behind in technology, hence an easy prey.\nIn the ultimate analysis/conclusion USA will never win since their stance is based on in-justice, inequality and double standards.
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These days most middle eastern countries claim/want to be US allies. The rest want to be the opposite. I live in Dubai and the conflict in the US government lobby regarding the Dubai Ports World deal created a lot of bad publicity in the press about the US, however i have not encountered even one comment that says the US-UAE relations should be severed. \n\nFact is, even though US supports Israel from the beginning, most countries in the region are and have been allies of the US, the most obvious cause of that being the US support of Kuwait when it was attacked by Iraq in 1991. A lot of the money from the region is invested in the US.\n\nFrom the point of view of the US, they want to have as many allies the region as possible. They do have all the oil here, don't they. And the petrodollars do flow into the US in most cases. However, this is indeed changing now.
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I like Israel, personally. I can't say I agree with EVERYTHING Israel has done since 1948, but I do believe they only want security for themselves. This is understandable since they are surrounded by enemies who want them wiped off the face of the Earth. Keep up the fight. America still loves you. Shalom.
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Everything smells like anti semitism to most Israelis  and I am sick of it   When will you jerks realize that you are in a religious state - and when someone speaks out against Israel, he is not necessarily anti-semetic - it just means they disagree with the policy of your government.  While we are talking about the Jewish State - when will Israel give us its illegal stockpile of nuclear arms?    I woul dlike to see the US begin to distance itself more and more away from Israel and would also like to see us curtail the defense "gifts" in foreign aid we send you --- and if you think that makes me an anti Semetic - Then Damn it, I am, and I am proud to be one....
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Yes, but I don't expect it to happen. The US supports Israel, regardless of what they do. They regularly veto resolutions against Israel in the UN. They support Israel, the 6th richest country in the world, with 1/3 third of all foreign aid. The Pro-Israel lobby is the largest lobbying group in Washington. We are not interested in solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because it makes our weapons suppliers a lot of money.\n\nWe overthrow governments to install democracy, but when Palestine democratically elected Hamas, we refuse to deal with them. The hypocrisy is laughable.\n\nWe need to not take sides in the conflict. It is not our fight. Supporting one side while chastising the other is not the way to achieve peace.
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Because we have liberals that prevent comprehensive measures. It's all part of the democratic process, not that Israel isn't an essentially free nation. I agree with you. I like Israel's style. I like how they dealt with Hamas' last leader. They F-16'd him! Just one guy, but they sent a missile strike. They certainly don't mess around. I would be scared to death living right next to a Hamas' lead country, but the Israelis do it every day. They are tough as nails.
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very good question; the only reason the US supports israel is because of the jew-dominated politicians.. its the entire reason WHY we're fighting the middle east.. its because we support them when their own land belongs to palestinians!\n\nif we ditched israel, the conflict would end quickly