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MineralMan

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4. My personal opinion is that the US should pretty much keep

Mon Nov 19, 2012, 01:51 PM

Nov 2012

out of Middle East issues, except as an advocate for peaceful solutions. Our history in that region when we have attempted to do more is not remarkable for its successes.

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K&R if you support President Obama's position on Hamas and Israel. [View all] Nye Bevan Nov 2012 OP

K&R glacierbay Nov 2012 #1

While I can understand the security needs for a nation, I cannot Skidmore Nov 2012 #2

+1 Lionessa Nov 2012 #5

+100000! nt Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #11

+1 n/t ceile Nov 2012 #21

Agreed. nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #37

K&R unreadierLizard Nov 2012 #3

My personal opinion is that the US should pretty much keep MineralMan Nov 2012 #4

As Long As The U.S. Is An Empire It Will Be In The M.E./nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #18

Unless of course they are US drones. Quezacoatl Nov 2012 #6

Umm.. Pakistan? Fumesucker Nov 2012 #7

I don't support his position at all, maybe you should watch these two teddy51 Nov 2012 #8

Nope. truebrit71 Nov 2012 #9

Israel will sit down at the negotiating table... ellisonz Nov 2012 #19

I agree with this wholeheartedly RockaFowler Nov 2012 #31

Bibi at this point has nothing to gain. ellisonz Nov 2012 #34

Kind of hard to see the sincerity through the smoke and carnage they are creating... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #38

You do realize that the US has not always had Israel's back? ellisonz Nov 2012 #40

We are talking about THIS century... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #44

K&R leftynyc Nov 2012 #10

He has to say that quinnox Nov 2012 #12

He doesn't "have to" say anything he doesn't want to. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #13

As an example of the dog being wagged by its tail it's very good. And, predictable. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2012 #14

So I guess Obama also support the Israeli position MadHound Nov 2012 #15

IMO Mr Dixon Nov 2012 #16

I didn't think this geo-political aspect was such a big secret. closeupready Nov 2012 #25

K & R ellisonz Nov 2012 #17

on this one, I'm not. holey moley first time for me. Whisp Nov 2012 #20

Israel Is Densely Populated DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #22

905 Rockets have been fired at Israel RockaFowler Nov 2012 #32

I Have Lived In Densely Populated Areas-NYC- L A, Miami DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #33

The answer is basically blind-fire and lack of skill. Chan790 Nov 2012 #45

No, thank you. I don't support President Obama's position on Hamas and Israel. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #23

Too bad we don't have an Unrec button. - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #24

I would LOVE for unrec to be brought back. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #27

Careful or I'll alert on you for sexist language ("like a man" :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #28

No. I'm tired of that simplistic line. cali Nov 2012 #26

I support President Carter's position on Israel and apartheid. frylock Nov 2012 #29

No way.. Upton Nov 2012 #30

Why is Israel getting 3 billion $ / year for? darkangel218 Nov 2012 #36

I support President CARTER's position on Hamas and Israel. Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #35

K&R Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #39

K&R Waiting For Everyman Nov 2012 #41

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #42

Defending yourself is not attacking people who had nothing to do with the attack. kickysnana Nov 2012 #43

Cosign. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #46

let them bomb eachother and fight it out. underoath Nov 2012 #47