for Israel is that team Bush only supports Israel because the Jews need to be in control of the holy land for Jesus to come back. At which point, unless they convert, all jews, including Republicans, will be whisked off to the fiery furnace.
I recommend someone send them this Jerusalem Post article-- and the Jerusalem Post is hardly left wing.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1092280011185&apage=1"Bad for American Security, bad for the Jews"
Excerpts:
•Among a minority of lifelong Jewish Democrats, it comes out like a shameful confession: "I disagree with practically all of George W. Bush's policies, but because he's good for Israel and strong in the war on terror, I might actually vote for him."
Never mind that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has a perfect 20-year voting record on Israel.•OVER THE long term, America cannot win the war against Islamic fascism until we wean our dependence on autocratic Middle Eastern oil regimes....To his credit, John Kerry has outlined an energy policy that would significantly curtail American dependence on Middle East oil. Bush, whose family has made millions from Middle East oil and has nurtured decades-long bonds of friendship with the tyrannical fundamentalists ruling Saudi Arabia, has no such policy.
In addition, given that Saudi Arabia is one of the most virulently anti-Semitic countries in the world, when Bush props up the butchers of Riyadh, he props up Jew-haters everywhere. •
It is one of the enduring paradoxes of the post-9/11 era that in our battle against religious fundamentalism, we are being led by a religious fundamentalist. President Bush has made no secret of his spiritual devotion, a belief so intense that he once claimed that Heaven was open only to those who accepted Jesus as their Savior. He later distanced himself from such views, but religious extremism has been a hallmark of the Bush administration's policies. In the case of Israel, Jews should not be comforted by the zealotry of Bush's Christian fundamentalist base. Their ultimate goal - converting the Jews and ending the Jewish religion - should give us all pause to shudder.