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yurbud

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13. as soon as the oil dries up in Israel's neighbors, so will Israel's clout

Reply to Bjorn Against (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 04:19 PM

Dec 2013

until the Bush administration, they were our "bad cop" in the neighborhood.

when we don't care about the neighborhood anymore, DC will treat Israel with as much regard as they do disabled veterans or obsolete weapons.

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Reports: Israel To Defy US With New Settlements [View all] Purveyor Dec 2013 OP

'expanding settlements is adding insult to injury' elleng Dec 2013 #1

*facepalm* sakabatou Dec 2013 #2

Then the US needs to tell them they either halt the construction or all US funds will be cut off Bjorn Against Dec 2013 #3

that will never happen. madrchsod Dec 2013 #4

I know it is unlikely, but it does need to happen Bjorn Against Dec 2013 #6

as soon as the oil dries up in Israel's neighbors, so will Israel's clout yurbud Dec 2013 #13

Does anyone burn Netanyahu in effigy? BlueToTheBone Dec 2013 #5

I'm not sure he's a monster. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #8

The very idea that some are worse, ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2013 #11

The people who end up in these homes are victims themselves. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #7

Might as well assume they are going to do this far into the future davidpdx Dec 2013 #9

Israel plans 1,400 more West Bank settlement homes, official says dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #10

US To Wag Finger Angrily, Send More Money n/t Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #12