I think to a certain extent you are right, but...(sm)

Posted By: Just the big bad on 2009-06-06
In Reply to: The problem is that Israelis believe (sm) - Zville MT

one of the main problems we have in the region is reputation. As far as most Arabs are concerned the west is the west, with little differentiation between the US and Europe. If you look at it from their point of view, the west (Britian) took their land to give it to the Jews, and the US (also west) has been backing this decision ever since. As we all know, this has been the main contention since WWI that they have had with us. So, in that respect I believe it is very important to look at the history of the situation.

There are also problems with recent history. Bush said he wanted a 2-state solution. Publicly he denounced the advancement of Israeli settlements into Gaza; however, the settlements not only did not slow down, but actually increased the whole time he was saying this. What was done about it? Nothing -- that is unless you count Bush raising the amount of money we give Irael each year. Israel has been using this support we provide to strong arm the rest of the region for years, and reallly needs to be reigned in if we are to have any credibility in the region whatsoever.

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P.S. - We really don't need Biden to have an affair to have a field day with him, every time he opens his mouth and speaks he does a doozy on himself. HA HA HA

To a great extent, it is Frank's fault, previous poster correct.
Barney Frank and the rest of the democrats in charge of Congress now, will be laughing at you, too....at all of us.