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65. Those benefits seem rather minor if not made up

Sat May 30, 2015, 09:27 AM

May 2015

And to benefit Israel and be for that intent.

Penchant for innovation, really? We don't have that ourselves? Not a good sell to Americans.

The only convincing one is about having a base in the M.E., which presupposes the idea we should be controlling it. You have to believe in the right wing attitude toward the M.E. to find the base so needed.

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Yet another reason why it's going to be Jeb. okasha May 2015 #1

Other than Rand Paul leftynyc May 2015 #6

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You're preaching to people who leftynyc May 2015 #7

Shooting the messenger sulphurdunn May 2015 #20

Awfully nice of you leftynyc May 2015 #22

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Of course. sulphurdunn May 2015 #21

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Good. I'm glad you do. sulphurdunn May 2015 #36

Can you post a link to that list? oberliner May 2015 #37

What list? sulphurdunn May 2015 #38

The list of the dual American/Israeli citizens in the GW Bush administration oberliner May 2015 #39

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Do you really not see anything fishy about these links and the information contained therein? oberliner May 2015 #43

It isn't about what I believe sulphurdunn May 2015 #44

I have no doubt that you get lots of hits with those same names oberliner May 2015 #52

Short of asking him sulphurdunn May 2015 #54

How many hundreds of sites are there saying that Obama is a secret Muslim? oberliner May 2015 #64

Do you believe all USA Jews to be citizens of Israel ? King_David May 2015 #56

Of course not. sulphurdunn May 2015 #58

Who are these dual citizens? King_David May 2015 #55

According to literally sulphurdunn May 2015 #59

No I will not delve into those kind of sites thank you very much . nt King_David May 2015 #60

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Wow oberliner May 2015 #48

Votes and money The Second Stone May 2015 #50

All I see there... sendero May 2015 #61

The Washington Institute sulphurdunn May 2015 #30

Who better to provide a response to such a question? oberliner May 2015 #31

No, they would be in the business sulphurdunn May 2015 #33

Those benefits seem rather minor if not made up treestar May 2015 #65

With friends like Israel d_legendary1 May 2015 #4

Ditto! SoapBox May 2015 #11

Our country has had a long bipartisan tradition of support for Israel. totodeinhere May 2015 #8

They voted for him over and over The Second Stone May 2015 #12

Like we voted for Reagan twice and GW Bush twice oberliner May 2015 #15

Well... Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #25

Yes, exactly. In a Democracy the people are responsible for the respresentatives The Second Stone May 2015 #46

Palestinians voted for Hamas oberliner May 2015 #47

Hamas doesn't run a free and independent country The Second Stone May 2015 #51

Actually only a minority of Israelis have ever voted for Likud totodeinhere May 2015 #26

The UK and France are our best friends across the sea. onehandle May 2015 #9

Best friend stuff... Isn't it usually reciprocal?? mpcamb May 2015 #13

I am starting to think that Netanyahu promised Lindsay Graham our Presidency. djean111 May 2015 #16

That makes no sense whatsoever. n/t Scootaloo May 2015 #62

Great Britain and Canada are our friends. BlueStater May 2015 #17

Yep. They are ungrateful amuse bouche May 2015 #18

"Israel is just a fucking parasite ..." oberliner May 2015 #35

Yes, and I'll say it again. BlueStater May 2015 #49

"Shitty Little Client State" is more accurate. Scootaloo May 2015 #63

If Israel is our "friend"... sendero May 2015 #19

Why do they use espionage against us? Kingofalldems May 2015 #23

Probably for the same reason we use espionage against them? oberliner May 2015 #34

Any Brits or Spanish in jail on espionage charges? Kingofalldems May 2015 #40

Not that I'm aware of oberliner May 2015 #42

with friends like Graham who needs enimas ? olddots May 2015 #27

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The is a very interesting thread you started , particularly the replies . King_David May 2015 #57