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In reply to the discussion: Report: U.S. Spying On Israel Swept Up Members Of Congress [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)20. I am conflicted
I don't like spying in general. At the same time I don't trust Israel, especially when it comes to the deal with Iran. They have made it crystal clear they want to attack Iran and drag the US into a war. Until the voters there wise up and elect a moderate (which could be awhile), I think we have to be very careful about Israel interfering in a treaty we've signed with another government in good faith.
Sadly I believe there is no right answer.
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Israel spies on us too. Hell, one of their spies, Jonathan Pollard was just released.
brush
Dec 2015
#18
Yep. You're not going to find me crying about this circumstance in the slightest.
MADem
Dec 2015
#26
From the original story: "Going dark on Bibi? Of course we wouldn’t do that,”
geek tragedy
Dec 2015
#3
We have no allies, only enemies and potential enemies, is what I was told in the Army.
alfredo
Dec 2015
#13
If our congress critters are doing or saying things they're afraid of being caught at doing,
napi21
Dec 2015
#4
It is the onus of the government agency that is spying to be sure they are not violating
salib
Dec 2015
#49
Stop lying. Obama was not spying on US citizens. The NSA was spying on a foreign government
geek tragedy
Dec 2015
#67
The Iran deal is not a treaty, executive agreement, signed document, or legally binding.
bananas
Dec 2015
#22
By the way, please don't let us ever catch you complaining about Mondoweiss again.
geek tragedy
Dec 2015
#66
Jewishpress is virulently racist--it's run by Kahanists. Weiss attracts a lot of creepy-crawlies
geek tragedy
Dec 2015
#70
Weiss himself has written bigoted pieces against American Jews such as myself. nt
King_David
Dec 2015
#74
that paragraph objects to the fact it was only Jews debating Israel's future
geek tragedy
Dec 2015
#81
there were a few dustups over the Putin Fan Club at DU using Holocaust-denying websites
geek tragedy
Dec 2015
#87
The NSA was spying on a foreign government, not Congress. Do pay attention.
geek tragedy
Dec 2015
#35
I'm so glad the NSA picked up the chatter between netanyahu and KKKGOP wo were
underthematrix
Dec 2015
#53
This could have been titled "Israeli lobby corrupts and manipulates US Congress"
frizzled
Dec 2015
#54