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Before Bush took office and we adopted the NeoConservative (that is a descriptive phrase by the way, not hate) policy was implemented (after 9/11) we had treaties in place and we were in the process of dismantling the nukes and ramping everything down. I had hope that nukes and huge arsenals were a thing of the past...I still have to wonder how it was, is, or otherwise why isn't such a noise being made about the nukes Israel has, how they got them, why they were allowed to have them...
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Most of the treaty nukes were already destroyed in the Ron, Billy Bob, and Herbert years. What nukes was he suppose to destroy that he did not? The only controversy I can remember is him bending on the treaty about DEFENSIVE systems. (anti-missile systems). What am I forgetting?
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Israel doesn't follow the rules like your supposed to..they feel they are entitled to first strike etc.
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Please give an example.
Saddam invaded Kuwait, was removed from Kuwait and then disobeyed 17 UN Sanctions. When did we first strike him?
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it's a neoconservative policy...
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So, what city is an acceptable lose for you? How many people can die before we should retaliate? Because something tells me, after 9/11 you where one that was crying "Why did we not do anything to prevent this". If we could have truly prevented it, should we have?
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they act outside the law...over and over...
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What law did Israel break? What law did we break? 17 UN resolutions stated what would happen if he did not live up to the sanctions. That was international law and I think 17 chances in addition to the genocide is plenty of time.
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yet we send them millions of dollars and give military support...
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Now that IS a neoconservative idea that I am proud of. I am happy and proud to support my military or the Israeli even. I support the troops PERIOD. and I don't regret it. I know what its about, I have been in the shoes.
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I got interested in this situation (the real Israel) when I started hearing lots of noise about Jimmy Carter being an anti-semite...
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Well thats just stupid. I agree that that is just bogus. Carter may not have been the greatest president ever, but he was not racist. Far from it. I think he truly tried (at least he tried) to get these people to talk and give and take.
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I started looking around and boy did I find a lot of information that is contrary to the 'accepted' story...Israel is aggressive..yet they play that they are the victim...not all Jews are happy with these neoconservative far right wing policies either.
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So, you are the government head in Israel, you get attacked by Hamas on a daily basis even after making concessions and relocating an entire pools of your population. Hamas says they will not stop until there is no Israeli state period. What do you do?
Lebanon terrorist cells operating with the support of Beirut shell your country from over the border. What do you do?
Egypt attacks your country, do you not defend? What do you do?
Iran's head of state tells his people the goal of their country is to join together and wipe Israel off the face of the map, and that they are close to being able to do it. What do you do?
The list goes on. please make one of your own.
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There have been times, (the 80's) that Iran and Israel worked together, Israel funneling arms to Iran...during Reagan's presidency...from day one the region has been under seige...from Israeli greed...they did everything to snatch Palestinian villages and land, building outside their own boundaries illegal settlements etc.
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I think your confused? What villages and land? Outside what boundaries? What illegal settlements? There has never been a Palestine other then the land that Israel set aside for them to settle INSIDE of Israel. This was Carters idea, it was a good shot, but you can't reason with terrorist's. Even after setting aside these areas, Hamas and Palestinians shelled and bombed adjoining areas inside of Israel. Again I ask you, what do you do if your the leader? They sit at the table again and again, and Humas continues to engage.
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If you think they are not bigoted against Palestinians or Arabs you've never been in a room with zionists when they speak about them. They use derogatory language similar to what I hear on this forum...anything to denigrate the opposition...
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Again, like NeoCon, you assume it is some derogatory grouping of racist people. Racist Zionists in a group speaking racist does not make all Zionist racist, it makes the people in the room racist. I am very pro-Israel as you can see, which makes me a Zionist. You will be amazed maybe however. I believe the ONLY way to end this multi-centuries old feud is a Palestinian state. The people of Palestine, as the people of East Germany have got the short end of the stick in all of this. The Palestinians however are not the largest segment of a Nationless people. The largest group of Nationless people are the Kurds, the very people that Saddam was exterminating from his land like roaches. But its not popular to talk about them right? So back to Palestine.... The problem with Palastine is it is ran (now officially) by a terrorist group called Hamas. They have no intention of a road map to success. Its all ideology to them. And now, the Palestinian people have shared in the blame by officially voting in Hamas to government.
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I'd suggest you do some googling...read an Israeli newspaper etc.
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Or better yet, go there! And talk to people! Ya, thats even better. But wait, already did. Have you? Its actually an awesome trip. Lots of history and people are amazing. Well I digress...
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Islamofacists are a non-entity unless your going to consider christofacists, and neoconservatives as a threat to our country as well...in my opinion.
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Again, you say its a description, but you don't use neocon by definition, you redefine it as negative connotation that basically means evil view not of your own. Thats not what it means, and grouping it with these other words just blows my mind. If you mean Islamic fundamentalist, I would say thats a pretty big entity when they are blowing buildings and ships and lives up. I am also guessing you mean Christian Fanatical like people that bomb Abortion Clinics. None of these people are accepted by Islam or Christians, so lets say what they are, terrorists. But how does NeoCon even fit in to the other two? LOL It sounds like you have some hate issues you need to work through.
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The carrot and stick has worked, is working, aggression in the name of Israel is NOT to our advantage...
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What aggression? Just us being an ally?
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and I would appreciate it if you would refrain from presuming to know what I think because you are wrong more often than right. Try asking a question now and then instead of thinking you know who I am and what I think.
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WOOOOHHH, slow down there Kujo, I never said I knew what you thought. I only said what I think. I asked you questions yes, but the previous post, you asked the question. Give examples. In which I did. If you don't like examples, or disagreement gets you that upset, you might want to try something outside the politics threads. We are just a couple guys talking about current events. If you can't handle it, go drink a coffee, don't take it personal, and try the jokes thread.
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