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misterhighwasted

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31. Ha.well I've said those same words to him on several of our discussions, so I'll just leave it there

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #14)

Wed Jul 30, 2014, 05:29 PM

Jul 2014

I don't doubt Israel holds wealth influence but I doubt it dictates US Policy

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Why do Americans tolerate letting Israel dictate our Israel policy? [View all] yurbud Jul 2014 OP

It's complicated atreides1 Jul 2014 #1

It's simply complicated..... o complicatedly simple. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2014 #6

I have been wondering this for decades. hifiguy Jul 2014 #2

What gets my goat is that the range of debate is so narrow el_bryanto Jul 2014 #3

oh yeah--even the critic is Jewish themselves. yurbud Jul 2014 #7

Good point, it makes me wonder Babel_17 Jul 2014 #35

I was told it is because Israel holds a great percent of the world wealth. misterhighwasted Jul 2014 #4

Your friend doesn't know what he's talking about. nt Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #14

Ha.well I've said those same words to him on several of our discussions, so I'll just leave it there misterhighwasted Jul 2014 #31

..but then farther down to POST #30..may explain what my friend was referring to. misterhighwasted Jul 2014 #32

The wealth of a nation is essentially determined by productive capacity (GDP) Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #34

Yep. They let you in on the 'secret' - COLGATE4 Jul 2014 #38

Our Israel Policy is unanimously supported by MineralMan Jul 2014 #5

supported is one thing, but allowing the appearance of letting Israel take the lead yurbud Jul 2014 #8

I'm not seeing Israel taking the lead. MineralMan Jul 2014 #11

The condemnation says attack not the Israel attack upaloopa Jul 2014 #15

Obama and Kerry to a lesser degree are taking the reins a bit more, but if it was any other yurbud Jul 2014 #16

If you're curious, you might read some history. MineralMan Jul 2014 #17

I've done quite a bit of reading on it, and the minuses seem to nearly outweigh pluses yurbud Jul 2014 #39

a lot of the stated reasons for policies are very different from the real ones yurbud Jul 2014 #45

When they build new settlements even as we are trying to negotiate peace... yurbud Jul 2014 #43

And Congress is unanimously paid by AIPAC. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #20

I think a lot of the idea comes from the idea that upaloopa Jul 2014 #9

Israel HELPS guide our foreign policy with respect to Israel, closeupready Jul 2014 #10

Helps? Let's compare how we treated France after they refused to join the Iraq War yurbud Jul 2014 #54

most Americans are not aware of the history of the creating of Israel La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #12

i often see gays blindly support israel because it is "pro gay" m-lekktor Jul 2014 #24

Did you know there are thousands of American born Jews who volunteer for the Israeli Army? Avalux Jul 2014 #13

One can serve, and to say our "loyalty" are ONLY with Israel is not true. SQUEE Jul 2014 #19

So you've served. Thanks for replying... Avalux Jul 2014 #23

I also came HOME SQUEE Jul 2014 #25

I appreciate your honesty.... Avalux Jul 2014 #33

Israel is in some ways an extension of the U.S. Enrique Jul 2014 #18

Many Israelis made aliyah (emigrated) from U.S. Jewish strongholds KamaAina Jul 2014 #21

An extension... like the tail that wags the dog. HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #22

Religion, culture, pragmatism, and guilt Matrosov Jul 2014 #26

the less foreign argument makes sense. Israel could not have engaged in the military operations yurbud Jul 2014 #40

When you win, your side's terror organizations, i.e. the Irgun HereSince1628 Jul 2014 #46

Older Americans were raised on an incredible amount of Israeli propaganda 4now Jul 2014 #27

Most Americans simply don't care and the corporate media helps keep it that way. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #28

It is actually very simple...we are Israel's "bitch" Swede Atlanta Jul 2014 #29

This is one hell of a doozy of a post oberliner Jul 2014 #49

"the Jews killing innocent civilians in Gaza" countryjake Jul 2014 #50

What the fuck is this bullshit? ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #53

Careful, ismnotwasm. countryjake Jul 2014 #55

Very Simple kcjohn1 Jul 2014 #30

this would imply that rich Jews have different motivations from other rich people yurbud Jul 2014 #42

It will take a couple more generations to change that tularetom Jul 2014 #36

there is something to that. yurbud Jul 2014 #41

Because it has something to do with religion. randome Jul 2014 #37

I think the TV media is probably a very large reason. Trillo Jul 2014 #44

All that average Americans hear is our MSM's propaganda... countryjake Jul 2014 #47

I tend to think of the strategic value too, but again, that comes at a heavy price yurbud Jul 2014 #48

It's a codependent relationship fujiyama Jul 2014 #51

good points all. yurbud Jul 2014 #56

Melani McAlister says since '76 we've seen them as a proxy--someone that can do what we want to do MisterP Jul 2014 #52