To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (24396 ) 4/10/2002 5:53:37 PM From: Bilow Read Replies (1) | Respond to Hi Nadine Carroll; Re: "Carl, this is just silly. Because Time runs a piece on suicide bombers, that means American sympathies are turning away from Israel? "sympathetic Time Magazine publishes a rather sympathetic look at suicide bombers: "Time ran a piece on Andrea Yates too, does that mean Americans now approve of drowning one's children? " Are you so bereft of argument that you have to delve this low? The sympathetic treatment was obvious. You are unable to deny it, so you make up strawman arguments. They aren't effective.time-planner.com nytadvertising.nytimes.com The Minefield Awaiting Powell By degrading Palestinian security capability, Israel's offensive has diminished prospects for a cease-fire. ... time.com As for the war that the Palestinians are waging, my analysis is that they are winning. " #reply-16848740 , #reply-16851302 "It's very easy to get another nation to cheer you on, and towards Israel is largely where US sympathies lie. But as you've noted, those sympathies are changing. " #reply-16855458 )Do you have another example of a small minority population, inside of a huge majority population, where the minority was able to retain control of a disputed government in the face of the majority? If you do, maybe how they were able to do it would indicate how Israel could survive long time. I can't think of any examples. " #reply-16855458 I never got a response from you. So where's this example of a nation that succeeded in pulling off what Israel is trying to do. Or do you think, along, I suppose, with the extreme right, that G_d going to save you?We are going to go to war in Iraq this year to reacquire some respect in the Middle East. When we do, we will be able to count on Israel as a powerful ally that actually acts like an ally , as opposed to the State Department's perennial favorite, Saudi Arabia. " #reply-16916078 . It's now pretty clear that you were wrong about war with Iraq. And about that lack of respect. Is a good example of it the fact that Israel, our purported big time ally, won't listen to us, and instead pursues a policy directly in conflict with our own?
