Hi michael97123; Sigh.
What you're seeing in CobaltBlue is the slow turning of the Republicans against Israel. Bush's comments reported in Haaretz are only the beginning. (See #reply-19023414 for the frightening quotes.)
As a Jew, you should be aware that when the going gets rough, the right wing tends to blame outsiders, and the Jews make some of the most handy outsiders around to blame.
For a long time, the right wing has blamed the Arabs, also outsiders. This has been very convenient for the Israelis as it has caused the US to have a constant foreign policy in support of Israel.
But it hasn't been a very useful alliance for the US, and as the Iraq debacle unfolds, there are too many connections to Israel for the American right wing to ignore. It's just too easy to suppose that an American citizen, who is also Jewish, and who happens to have supported the war against Iraq, may have divided loyalties. That is, the right wing, xenophobic as they are, will suppose that those Jews who support Israel do so because Israel is more important to them than the United States is.
I know, it's an old accusation. And it plays well with the right wing. And it's back, whether you want to deny it or not. As the fiasco in Iraq continues, it will only grow.
In short, you guys are going to get blamed once again.
At best, Israel can expect to see the end of US support, if not in this administration, then in one of the next two.
-- Carl |
