06-14-2005, 11:13 PM
Ashock,Jun 14 2005, 04:20 PM Wrote:We support Israel for one simple reason. We need a loyal friend in the Middle East and through the years they have been that..... well, mostly.
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Change the word Need to Needed, and flash forward to the present, when The Great Game with the Soviet Union is no longer on, and the picture changes considerably.
We put up with some tin pot dictators during the Cold War for a larger goal. That is changing somewhat. Do we really have to put up with such a bullheaded drinking buddy anymore? Where is the quid pro quo?
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete