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10. IDF is Flying American-made Fighter Aircraft

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 02:16 AM

Nov 2012

Gee, did they get those for free or just find them in the Sinai? We freely arm Israel; our Middle East Pitbull well, and keep that religious nation state fed and watered......Israel is our surrogate Middle East Hegemony Enforcer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force

It's one thing to claim that Israel has the right to defend itself. It's quite another to give them the means to do so and then some...

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Signs mount of possible Israeli invasion of Gaza [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2012 OP

Not our problem. lalalu Nov 2012 #1

They will never get along.... defacto7 Nov 2012 #3

Exactly lalalu Nov 2012 #39

There is a humanitarian toll which is unacceptable. And the big guns have ties Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #5

You are welcome to get lalalu Nov 2012 #38

It is our problem, actually Scootaloo Nov 2012 #19

No it is not our problem lalalu Nov 2012 #37

I wonder if Netanyahu is doing this for the elections coming up. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #2

RE: I wonder if Netanyahu is doing this for the elections coming up. MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #7

Which temporary peace treaty was this? Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #12

Blame Egypt MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #13

I'll leave you to do any blaming you want to do... Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #14

Extremist gang? MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #18

Are you trying to deny that Nutty and his ministers are extremists?? Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #22

By far the lesser of two evils MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #24

What do you mean, 'they would be extremists - except'?? Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #26

Shooting someone who is trying to kill you is self defense. MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #31

Actually yes, that was your argument Scootaloo Nov 2012 #33

No it wasn't MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #34

Well, yes, it was Scootaloo Nov 2012 #35

Have fun knocking over strawmen MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #36

The decades-long occupation of Palestinian lands is "trivial"? Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #43

Hey Violet - Hell Hath No Fury Nov 2012 #41

Gaza is Obama's Warsaw Ghetto I am sorry to say crunch60 Nov 2012 #29

While things are really bad in Gaza, it's not like the Warsaw Ghetto... Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #30

Israel broke on Wednesday with a tarheted assassination azurnoir Nov 2012 #15

Figured there'd be more to it than what I was initially told... Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #16

Re: Israel broke on Wednesday with a tarheted assassination MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #17

You've never heard of targetted assassinations? Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #21

Not quite MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #25

Like I said, it's playing judge, jury and executioner... Violet_Crumble Nov 2012 #27

You don't understand the concept of Self-Defense. MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #32

Speaking for myself magellan Nov 2012 #28

Welcome to DU my friend. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #42

Hahahahaha, ya think? R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #8

I don't have a dog in this fight. I dislike both groups for many reasons, kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #4

Israel may attack Gaza; IN OTHER BREAKING NEWS MisterScruffles Nov 2012 #6

Hamas shoots hundreds of rockets into isreal:IN OTHER BREAKING NEWS backwoodsbob Nov 2012 #9

IDF is Flying American-made Fighter Aircraft triplepoint Nov 2012 #10

I'm not really sure that is a good point. Socal31 Nov 2012 #11

Thanks...I needed to spell that out in my post triplepoint Nov 2012 #20

Iran has American aircraft left over from the Shah Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #23

You are correct on Iraq. Socal31 Nov 2012 #40

This will never end, even if Palestine gets freedom. n/t bamacrat Nov 2012 #44