Pelosi: US must stand strongly with Israel

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3645321,00.html


Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi issued a statement concerning the Israeli operation in Gaza in which she wrote that "When Israel is attacked, the United States must continue to stand strongly with its friend and democratic ally."


According to Pelosi, "Peace between Israelis and Palestinians cannot result from daily barrages of rocket and mortar fire from Hamas-controlled Gaza. Hamas and its supporters must understand that Gaza cannot and will not be allowed to be a sanctuary for attacks on Israel." (Yitzhak Benhorin, Washington)
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same old, same old, same old crap

sigh

[chimpymustgo]

1. What about some f*cking humanitarianism for the poor Palestinians??? Jesus CHRIST!!!

[BunkerHill24]

2. Miss. Nancy...shut the fuck up

you are disgrace...


The fucking entire US Congress are disgrace....







with exception......


Rep. Dennis Kucinich

[ensho]

3. Gaza is a "sanctuary"? who knew

an after thought

[lapfog_1]

7. Sanctuary / jail

you say tomato, I say tomaato.

[BunkerHill24]

17. ah! Try if you want your "imaginary " home in Gaza would be bulldozed

[Matariki]

4. because killing civiliians IS the way to peace

:eyes:

[Robbien]

5. AIPAC has a tighter hold on many Dems than it does on GOPers

Pelosi just has her eye on her political campaign tally.

[JuniperLea]

6. "The Retaliations Will Continue Until Peace Breaks Out"

Our dear and wise DUer, sui generis said this in another thread, and I'm grateful for the nonsensical making of sense... if you get my drift.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=124&topic_id=232571&mesg_id=232582

[Mari333]

8. Nancy has been under a lot of stress lately and its affecting her judgement

IMPEACHMENT IS STILL OFF THE TABLE AUCK AUCK AUCK AUCK

[shadowknows69]

20. Bwah ha ha ha ha!!!

[peacebird]

9. Why? I would prefer if the US could attempt to be an honest broker for peace, not biased to either.

Perhaps then the peace process could actually show a little progress? Why can't we slap Hamas for rockets AND slap Israel for its massive overkill in response to said rockets?
:wtf:

[liberal N proud]

10. Right or wrong, this is the stand the US takes

ALWAYS when it comes to Israel

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. And the official stand of the Democratic Party

[bdamomma]

25. I didn't know Israel is part of the US.

:sarcasm:

[Eric Cartman]

11. ...Because if George Bush says it's good,

then it MUST be good... right? Oh, wait... that was God.

...same diff.

[FLAprogressive]

12. I wish the Jewish congresspeople who are pro-peace would speak up

i.e. Barney Frank, Steve Cohen, Jerry Nadler, etc.

[Horselover Fat]

13. sorry, Nancy. sometimes our 'allies' commit intolerable blunders

[no_hypocrisy]

14. I would have gone for "judiciously" instead of "strongly".

[DJ13]

16. AIPAC is to our party what the Religious Right is to the GOP

We need to break away from the influence these single issue PACs have on our political system, it bastardizes reason.

[cali]

18. It's just not all about AIPAC

There are areas of this country where AIPAC has no ability to impact an election- such as my state of Vermont, and neither of my Senators are speaking up- though in the past, Leahy has been somewhat better than most of them. Same goes for my rep.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

19. Nancy never fails to be entirely predictable in her support for the status-quo.

:boring:

[shadowknows69]

21. Shouldn't we send them some extra bombers

So we can get in on the "Self defense" of our peace loving friend Israel?

[bdamomma]

22. enough said, that is why the Middle East has us on their shit list.

[Dougiefresh43537]

23. The Emperor's New Clothes

This disproporationate action on the part of Israel is reviled most places in the world (except for the U.S. and Israel MSM and political leadership). Even Gordon Brown has called for a cease-fire, but you wouldn't know that by listening to the M$M in this country.

[LWolf]

24. Who reelected this embarrassment? nt

[undeterred]

26. Sometimes my government makes me cringe.

Like now.

[peacetalksforall]

27. Congresswoman Pelosi: There is a grand difference between supporting

Israel as a country and supporting it financially = AND - condoning outright massacres against International Law as outlined by a United Nations spokesperson.

Ms Pelosi - I RESENT OUR MONEY BEING SPENT ON MORE MASSACRES, MORE DENIAL OF DOCTORS AND MEDICINES, UNATTENDED INJURIES, BODIES PILED UP OUTSIDE THEIR MORGUES, THE HIGHEST OF TECHNOLOGY REIGNED DOWN ON CHILD AND MOTHER CAUSING HEART BREAKING TRAUMA AND TERROR - HOW CAN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND EARS AND H E A R T.

I RESENT YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND A FEW OTHERS.

I RESENT BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY ISRAEL WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE AND HUMANITY.

PLEASE ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY THE MASSACRES. MANY OF US ARE INCENSED.

[ladjf]

28. Why? n/t

[chrisa]

29. Thar be Arabs...

Some Americans, and our government as a whole have become so brainwashed by the "9/11 safety" crowd that any arab to them is inhuman, and therefore deserving of death. There are no women and children in Palestine to them - just men wearing masks dancing in the street with AK-47s.

Cowboy politics. Yee-haw!

[ixion]

30. I can only hope you join your neocon buddies in the Hague, Nance

because you've earned it.

[Name removed]

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[Larkspur]

32. With friends like Israel the United States doesn't need enemies

Israel has murdered American citizens with impunity thanks to spineless Dems like Pelosi. Israel murdered our sailors on the US Liberty in 1967, Rachel Corrie and tried to assassinate one of our ambassadors to Lebanon.

[madrchsod]

33. be sure to give them more weapons nancy....

cause they are using up the last shipment you gave them

[Naturyl]

34. News Flash: Dog bites man.

Slavish support for Israel from our "leadership?" Who'd have thunk it?

[Mari333]

35. keeping her donors happy

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/pacs.php?cycle=2008&cid=N00007360§or=Q&seclong=Ideological%2FSingle-Issue&cat=Q05&induslong=Pro-Israel&newMem=N