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oberliner

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20. What would be an example of a measured response?

Reply to John2 (Reply #12)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 12:57 PM

Nov 2012

What do you think would be appropriate?

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US Senate expresses firm support of Israel [View all] oberliner Nov 2012 OP

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