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I do find it odd where the US

Beetlejuice — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:39:34 +0000

In reply to US $3 Billion in Military Aid May Buy 90 Day Partial Israeli Settlement Suspension

I do find it odd where the US is so concerned about winning the hearts and minds of Afganani's and Iraqi's yet spin around 180 degress and pile on the money and military hardware to Israel. Strange they don't realize they're mixing used motor oil with soured vinegar.

Not the image - the theme

Contrarian — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:59:56 +0000

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Not the image - the theme song!

Young Guns 3 : Filibuster Corral

with Emilio Estevez & Paul Ryan

orig sdtrk by Bon Jovi

Thanks, good piece by JC.

NCD — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:10:16 +0000

In reply to This isn't enjoyable reading,

Thanks, good piece by JC.

ROTFLMAO +!!!! Caught me!

we are stardust — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:40:27 +0000

In reply to you might want to change that

ROTFLMAO +!!!! Caught me! (Whaaaaat? They got dibs on such a great image???)

you might want to change that

SleepinJeezus — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:22:30 +0000

In reply to Then you wonder what

you might want to change that "go out in a blaze of glory" verbiage. Makes you sound like you're writing for The National Review.

Then you wonder what

we are stardust — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:10:42 +0000

In reply to Maybe the Palestinians will

Then you wonder what alternatives they have. This Walt piece at FP Magazine poses a tiny alternative, and I post it to illustrate how quickly everyone goes right to 'given the supreme strength of the Israel lobby, what can Obama do?' hand-wringing. They mean: if the President want to be re-elected, he is impotent'.

Man, there are so many issues that could be solved it politicians really were willing to be one-termers. I'd far rather go out in a baze of glory, risking it all for something like ME peace.

This deal is just on the heels of the $20 billion arms and weapons systems sale to Saudi Arabia. Go figure. Israel obviously okayed that one. Remember: they know more than we do about what's really going on. ;o) 'Nuff ta turn you into a cynic, isn't it?

http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/16/a_modest_proposal_for_the...

Maybe the Palestinians will

NCD — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:22:17 +0000

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Maybe the Palestinians will quit this perpetual Kabuki dance of 'peace talks' because every time they engage Israel the USA sends Israel more weapons to kill them with, while nothing concrete results except more foundations poured for extremist settlers.

This isn't enjoyable reading,

we are stardust — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:19:36 +0000

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This isn't enjoyable reading, NCD, but Juan Cole has a long piece about it, including how many ways the deal flies in the face of UN Security Council resolutions. It looks as though the Cantor video is gone, at least on my firefox. Good grief.

http://www.juancole.com/2010/11/ros-lehtinen-channels-israeli-right-on-u...

Yeah, I don't get it. Why

SleepinJeezus — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:08:11 +0000

In reply to You're acting like something

Yeah, I don't get it. Why should we stand in the way of this economic stimulus? Aren't we looking for ways to expand our exports?

You're acting like something

Michael Maiello — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:08:16 +0000

In reply to US $3 Billion in Military Aid May Buy 90 Day Partial Israeli Settlement Suspension

You're acting like something could possibly go wrong.