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Douglas Carpenter

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24. There is no excuse for ANY president being disobedient and insubordinate to Israel.Why can't they do

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Fri Dec 26, 2014, 07:34 AM

Dec 2014

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Israel Miffed, Won't Back Cuba Move [View all] Purveyor Dec 2014 OP

Good elleng Dec 2014 #1

Obama's Cuba move has many blessings flamingdem Dec 2014 #2

WTF has Cuba/US to do with Israel? delrem Dec 2014 #3

Israel was the only country supporting the US embargo of Cuba oberliner Dec 2014 #26

Yet Israel doesn't even have an embargo on Cuba itself ShadowLiberal Dec 2014 #46

But they were the lone vote with the US in the UN in support of the embargo oberliner Dec 2014 #47

I was thinking the same thing strawberries Dec 2014 #45

One would think Israel would be jumping applegrove Dec 2014 #4

Wow. What a false equivalence. delrem Dec 2014 #5

of course it is not exactly the same. applegrove Dec 2014 #6

There are qualitative differences. delrem Dec 2014 #7

Nicely said! n/t ozone_man Dec 2014 #39

Actually, Cuba paid compensation to people who owned land in Cuba in Canada, Europe, etc. Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #10

Thanks for the ibformation. I did not applegrove Dec 2014 #13

neither did i. DesertFlower Dec 2014 #19

Just totally, thank you Judi Lynn delrem Dec 2014 #20

Judi ROCKS!!! Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #42

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Thank you for that - I was not aware of the settlement. Wonder if that was what the Bay of Pigs jwirr Dec 2014 #43

Excellent post malaise Dec 2014 #44

They will have to make a settlement if they want the embargo lifted. former9thward Dec 2014 #49

Thanks. I'm learning a lot. applegrove Dec 2014 #50

Um . . . FirstClassTicket Dec 2014 #8

It's not his concern if the U.S. officially moves toward easing the persecution of that tiny island Judi Lynn Dec 2014 #12

Perhaps you missed this part: FirstClassTicket Dec 2014 #17

Perhaps you missed this part: "to express support" n/t Cerridwen Dec 2014 #23

Only fair that his behavior be considered the next time he requests that the US geek tragedy Dec 2014 #35

And Obama owes Bibi.. sendero Dec 2014 #33

So Israel isn't America's ally, only the ally of Republicans in Congress? geek tragedy Dec 2014 #36

That's too bad if this is true.. "This is one more opportunity for Prime Minister Benjamin Cha Dec 2014 #9

Netanyahu and the right wing, id on't think most people in Israel care JI7 Dec 2014 #11

Sucks to be a small marginal country that in the end doesn't matter much but to religious nuts. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #14

Israel should not be dictating American foreign policy. Blue_In_AK Dec 2014 #15

Israel was the only country supporting the US embargo of Cuba oberliner Dec 2014 #27

giving a "heads up" to Netanyahu would have resulted in a leak...... virtualobserver Dec 2014 #30

Maybe so oberliner Dec 2014 #31

You have that wrong my friend. Cuba cut off diplomatic relations with Israel in 1973 Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #40

Have what wrong? oberliner Dec 2014 #48

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Bibi's pissed. I'll file that under "So What Else is New?" nt Buns_of_Fire Dec 2014 #18

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There is no excuse for ANY president being disobedient and insubordinate to Israel.Why can't they do Douglas Carpenter Dec 2014 #24

Obama is not subservient. It pisses off the kindling fascism in Israel as much as the kindling Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #25

Israel was the only country supporting the US embargo of Cuba oberliner Dec 2014 #28

Oh noes. 99Forever Dec 2014 #29

Does anybody really care what the governement of Isreal thinks or feels any longer? kickysnana Dec 2014 #32

Awww Israel, you mad brah? GOLGO 13 Dec 2014 #34

Respect Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #41

Dear Israel: Do Not Give A Shit. n/t Adrahil Dec 2014 #37

nutty yahoo would have told the gop who would have had a chance to mess the announcement up dembotoz Dec 2014 #38

Pobrecitos tularetom Dec 2014 #51