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John2

(2,730 posts)
12. You
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 10:48 AM
Nov 2012

are right but the President and the United States should be the driver of this bus. I'll give you a good reason if that is your next question. Israel's security depends on the United States period and not just on Netanyahu. The reason they can't survive is because we fund their military defenses period, right on down to letting them get a nuclear capability to defend themselves. It is equal with our funding of the Eygyptian Government as well as the Palestinian Authorities. That is why the U.S. should drive this bus!

Hundreds of neantherthal rockets does not equal a modern military capability, which the U.S. has provided to Israel. This is like Alabama versus Elon on the football field. Israel's response need to be measured because innocent citizens are also involved on the other side. Their lives are no less than the innocent lives in Israel.

IMO, both houses of Congress should leave all aspects of foreign relations to the President. merrily Nov 2012 #1
A glorified piece of toilet paper these days MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #2
Advise and consent? oberliner Nov 2012 #3
Advise and consent, of course. MyNameGoesHere Nov 2012 #6
This is not a matter for advice and consent under the Constitution. merrily Nov 2012 #28
No. The Senate--and only the Senate--gets to advise and consent merrily Nov 2012 #27
I'm shocked to see a rubber-stamp defense of Israeli aggression from the US Gov't! Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #4
Meh. blkmusclmachine Nov 2012 #5
It's nice to see that both sides can come together to cheer on the murder of children. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #7
There's bipartisanship on the really important stuff n/t Fumesucker Nov 2012 #8
I've said it before and i'll say it again Daniel537 Nov 2012 #36
That's not what is happening oberliner Nov 2012 #15
They're cheering on the murder of 'terrorists disguised as children' - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #30
There are no "terrorists disguised as children" oberliner Nov 2012 #31
Bullshit. I even had a couple DUers insinuate that the Palestinian parents coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #32
That's not "cheering on the deaths of children" oberliner Nov 2012 #33
Sorry, I no longer have the offending posts, but I assure you coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #34
Hundreds of rockets fired on Israel Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #9
You John2 Nov 2012 #12
What would be an example of a measured response? oberliner Nov 2012 #20
I John2 Nov 2012 #10
whatever...just leave us out of it... Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #11
I John2 Nov 2012 #13
Ladies and gentlemen, your Democratic Party... FreeBC Nov 2012 #14
This has nothing do with "the murder and abuse innocent civilians" oberliner Nov 2012 #16
Israel is about to invade Gaza... how is it not? FreeBC Nov 2012 #21
Positions like this: cali Nov 2012 #23
Good for him. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #37
Good. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #17
Why is Israel a "she"? Propaganda whores. harun Nov 2012 #18
Later on if they have to "sell" a war, a war on Israel will be a "war on women". n/t hughee99 Nov 2012 #19
God help us. dawn frenzy adams Nov 2012 #22
Not going to happen glacierbay Nov 2012 #24
"Abandoning" Israel? Daniel537 Nov 2012 #35
Good. I support the Senate resolution rollin74 Nov 2012 #25
Hamas is no friend of the Palestinians Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #26
And neither is the US Senate for that matter. n/t Daniel537 Nov 2012 #38
Weren't the Palestinians the aggressors by sending missiles into Israel first? Kablooie Nov 2012 #29
Hamas, not "the Palestinians", fired the rockets into Israel. Daniel537 Nov 2012 #39
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