Is the Iraq War being fought for Israels benefit?
491072
Absolutely, just about all of the Bush administration's policies are formed by the Jewish lobby.  If it wasn't for the zionists there wouldn't be any wars in the middle east.
702367
well... now... I don't believe the theory... but to answer your question...\n\n1. Israelis... we're there wiping out/thinking of wiping out half of the enemies they have in the world... all at no real cost to them... \n\n2. American business... billions have been spend on the war... and where is it going? American businesses hired to rebuild Iraq/make weapons, parts for the U.S. military... and that's not even talking about what a war does in an oil producing area to oil prices... \n\n3. Republicans... funny as it sounds... an attack always brings out a conservative vote.. in war you tend to get more conservative and more patriotic... two ideas that are traditionally conservative... and Bush barely won... as an incumbent, with the war... that's like barely beating screech from saved by the bell at arm wrestling... \n\nbut I think terrorists did it...
624710
I think that Israel is protecting itself from destruction.\n\nWhat would YOU do if you were surrounded by neighbors who wanted to drive you into the sea, or just plain butcher you?
470183
Talk to a pastor who is knowledgable about Revelations.  The war in the Middle East is all based on religion.  The Jews want to build a new temple mount in Jerusalem.  However the original plot of ground that the first temple was built is on there enemy territory.  So its a constant battle.  Think about it, this has been going on for centuries.  This is where the Antichrist is going to set up his reign.  After the temple is built, he will defile it three and a half years later.
134140
Wasting? I'm afraid you're mistaken. They freed Afganistan from the oppressive Taliban, They freed Iraq from the Tyrant Hussien, and they are helping Isreal fight for the land that belongs to it.
850376
No...and why would we ask?  I can figure out why some other middle east countries and even a couple of European countries might consider asking them to "help".\n\nBut my bet is that there are hundreds (at least) of people from both those countries already in Iraq.  And I doubt they are helping to rebuild schools or hospitals.
926995
nothing its war for two main persons BUSH  for controling the oil in this area\nisrael for destroying any new power appear in the area
288188
hate to tell you this but israel is in for war.  they are trading land for empty promices of peace.  this is known as appeasal.  if you look back in your history books  EVERY TIME this has been tried it has resulted in invasion.  al it does is wet the appitite of the aggressors (in this case the palistinians) (who oddly enough arent even a country or ethnic group incidentally)  eventually Israel will be invaded.  \n\nI say the land for peace thing is empty promices because the palistinians DO NOT WANT PEACE WITH ISRAEL!  THEY WANT TO WIPE ISRAEL OUT OF EXISTENCE!!\n\nthe proof happened when during one of the "peace talks" Israel offered the palistinians EVERYTHING THEY WANTED including Jerusalem as thier capitol.  Yassir Arafat (i believe) the palistinian leader was offered everything they had been demanding and he refused then he stormed out of the summit without offering a reason as to why the offer was refused.\n\nlike i said they dont want peace they want Israel wiped out!\n\nIf you don't agree with the historical perspective then try the religeous\n\n\nIt's all there in your Bible as well if you read it you will find that it says in the end times ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH WILL COME AGAINST ISRAEL!  we are in the biblical end times.  the bible says the generation that sees israel become a nation once again will not pass before the time of the second coming of the messiah.  the bible defines a generation as 72 years.  since israel became a nation again in 1946 that means some time between now and 2018. thats 12 years.  so Biblically speaking we are in the end times.  Israel (biblically speaking) will soon be going to war.\n\nSO  if you want to go to Israel to work... Go prepared for WAR  because it is coming.  and so is the Messiah.  Are you saved.  Are you ready for his return.  \n\n\nJohn 3:16 "For God so loved the world, he gave his only begotten son.  That whosoever believes in him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life."
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You shouldn't give up your homes, on the account of a politician.  \nIt won't help the situation.\nOnly peaceful interaction by both sides will help the situation.\nI think Israel needs to train and equip snipers and go snipe hunting
988846
From your argument, I don't see how christians are being used as puppets by jews. And the USA controls Israel, not the other way around. \n\nWe all know by now that the only reason the USA invaded Iraq was to make Cheney and Bush's friends richer (Cheny's company, Haliburton, was the first contract company to get a deal with the government to "rebuild" Iraq). That's like pointing out that the black guy is going to die in the beginning of an '80's horror flick; it's just that obvious.\n\nI have heard conspiracy theories that 9/11 was actually staged by the United States government, and even though there are some pretty interesting evidence to support that theory, I think it's still reaching.\n\nBut I understand your frustration, and I'm sure there's at least a few million people out there who share your feelings. Preach on.
1022404
if you mean the israel state my answer is yes. i dont think the us or the united nations should had made the country of israel. they just made more war in the middle east. i dont really agree with israel policies and the US is ally so we are responsible
1137563
The defense contractors who sup on American tax revenue will be handsomely paid forearming the new American empire. The corporations that own the news media will sell this eternal war at a profit, as viewership goes through the stratosphere when there is combat to be shown. Those within the administration who believe that the defense of Israel is contingent upon laying waste to every possible aggressor in the region will have their dreams fulfilled. The PNAC men who wish for a global Pax Americana at gunpoint will see their plans unfold. Through it all, the bankrollers from the WTO and the IMF will be able to dictate financial terms to the entire planet.\n\n# Number Of Iraqi Civilians Slaughtered In America's War? As Many As 250,000\nView With An Empty Stomach: The "Shock and Awe" Gallery\n\nhttp://www.marchforjustice.com/shock&awe...\n\n# Cost of America's War in Iraq: $284,922,589,409. See the cost in your community, or compare to the cost of:\nPRE-SCHOOL\nKIDS' HEALTH\nPUBLIC EDUCATION\nCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS\nPUBLIC HOUSING\nWORLD HUNGER\nAIDS EPIDEMIC\nWORLD IMMUNIZATION\n\nhttp://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?...
1020016
This is a very good question and plummets to the heart of the matter. \n\nStates have borders. Israel's borders are in dispute. There have been numerous UN Resolutions calling for Israel to release the lands it has seized illegally. These resolutions haven't been enforced!\nThe Economist magazine recently had an excellent map of the lands Israel has illegally occupied since the 1967 War. It's astonishing Israel is getting away with stealing soooo much land.\n\nRemember, all Saddam Hussein tried to do was get Iraqi land (namely, Kuwait) back that was taken by imperial British map-makers (who had a new fleet of oil-powered ships that needed cheap oil).\n\nHypocrisy run amok in foreign policy is what it is. I think that's a reason why the terrorists are angry.
877079
The U.S would win, who do you think trained all of those Israeli pilots? (hint: the U.S did) Who gave them their fancy planes? The U.S did, which means the U.S knows  the strengths and weaknesses of Israeli aircraft. If I was a U.S commander, I'd stage my carriers pretty far off the Israeli coast, use conventional cruise missiles to damage Israeli aircraft and airfields, as well as command and control centers, mop up the rest with the fighter compliments of my carriers, along with additional aircraft from my bases in places like Saudi Arabia and Iraq(the Saudis wont mind the U.S launching from there, I'm sure). The U.S would certainly lose aircraft and pilots, but they have more to lose. Once the IAF is destroyed you blockade Israeli ports at your leisure and send in the troops. The Israeli army is no joke, but again they train off the U.S model, and the U.S has more stuff than they do, I would bet that the U.S would win a war with Israel in under 18 months, and some of that time would include the buildup you would need to accomplish that task.
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It may be viewed as a Crusade, although the battle is not in the Holy Land (aka Jerusalem). \n\nLest I mistake your question for purely rhetorical value, our involvement in Iraq is based upon:\n\n1. The assumption that Iraq had WMDs\n2. The assumption that Saddam Hussein was funding anti-American and anti-Israeli terrorism\n3. The assumption that Saddam posed a threat to stability in the region\n4. The belief that Saddam had committed crimes against humanity\n\nThere has been no evidence found of the first assumption, although credible evidence indicates that the U.S. provided chemical weapons to Iraq during its war against Iran, the latter of which was considered an enemy to the U.S.\n\nThere has been little evidence found of the second assumption, which makes sense given that Saddam was a secular person of Sunni descent, and the radical theology underpinning Al-Qaeda has far more support among Shi'ites than Sunnis (although terrorists represent only a small, radical fringe of Islam, and there are terrorist groups with chiefly Sunni members). The terrorist attacks on American troops are mostly opportunistic by pre-existing groups or precipitated by new groups that have sprung up in response to the invasion.\n\nThe third assumption is debatably true. Saddam's armies invaded Kuwait in 1991 and fired missiles into Israel in 1992. \n\nThe fourth assumption (I labeled it a belief) has strong evidence behind it, and currently forms the basis of the ongoing trial.\n\nThe motivation for the United States has nothing to do with religion, although it is an unfortunate coincidence that a mostly-Christian nation has invaded two mostly-Islamic nations, as this adds fuel to the fire of radical beliefs that hold that the United States is the enemy of Islam.\n\nThe next president elected will be a Democrat (since the GOP is out of political capital at this point), and will probably close out the current operations (since there's little public support behind them). Hopefully, whoever is in office next will be able to gain more credibility and provide a more effective diplomacy so the military solution is not resorted to.
51952
You pat my back , I pat yours.\nIt is the mutual secret pact with Israel that the USA and Israel supports each other in every good and evil the other do.\nThere are too many crimes against humanity done by Israel to mention.\nIsrael would only oppose the US if it is against their national interest, which would be a rarity.\nThe  USA on the other hand benefits little except for support in spying on the people in the Middle East , at which Israel is better equip that the USA.\nUnfortunately , some of the information can be really biased
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Consider foremost the common values that bind the US with the Middle East's only democracy, then the strategic value to the US of a strong Israel.\n\nAmerican aid to Israel was minimal until after the Six Day War, and only took off after Israel saved US ally Jordan from a PLO-Syrian invasion in 1970. The 1979 Camp David Accords, which secured peace between Israel and Egypt, mandated increased aid to Israel to compensate in part for Israel's return of the Sinai and the resulting loss of strategic depth, air bases, training grounds and oil fields. Israel's prescient destruction of Iraq's nuclear program in 1981 stopped Saddam Hussein from having nuclear weapons when he invaded Kuwait nine years later - nuclear weapons he could have used against US troops during the the first Gulf War.