tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post2661430074385419912..comments2024-01-22T04:45:58.881+02:00Comments on Simply Jews: Foreign Affairs journal says the US-Israel link is doing just fine. GideonSworthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672633294843881noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-64129951868512979602012-11-22T01:01:27.759+02:002012-11-22T01:01:27.759+02:00Please do not pay too much attention to Dick. He i...Please do not pay too much attention to Dick. He is still upset that Obama was re-elected. Dick believes that the US is some grand arbitrator that can decide whether leaders of other countries can go or stay. The fact that the Egyptian people had enough of Mubarak and his dictatorship means nothing to him. Obama alone decides who stays in power and who does not.David Allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-59952031699796641462012-11-17T22:07:52.684+02:002012-11-17T22:07:52.684+02:00"His constituency"? I hardly would rank ..."His constituency"? I hardly would rank Morsi as a democratic pol worried about his "base." Anyway, the days of Arab conventional war, i.e. massed troops along borders and advancing tanks, seem to be over. He doesn't have to lose anything, including his billions from Obama, to help arm Hamas with American weapons, perhaps even pass a few score new Jihadi recruits through the Rafah crossing, all neatly disguised as humanitarian aid, of course. The idea is to kill lots of IDF, not Egyptian troops. Have you noticed that behind Obama's "support" he is already talking "de-escalation?" A return to the status quo, which means only "lightly" rocketing and shelling the South. In backing the Brotherhood over Mubarak, Obama has changed the game. Which goes back to your original assertion that American presidents come and go but American policy toward Israel remains the same. If that was true, Mubarak would still be in power.Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-2825300138846618242012-11-17T02:56:10.151+02:002012-11-17T02:56:10.151+02:00Because he has to? To retain credibility with his ...Because he has to? To retain credibility with his constituency? Do we really think he wants to lose another several thousand Egyptian troops and huge amounts of equipment to another disastrous war with the "Zionist entity"?Brian Goldfarbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-36712241333653562882012-11-15T22:10:42.052+02:002012-11-15T22:10:42.052+02:00Umm, why has Morsi now withdrawn his Ambassador an...Umm, why has Morsi now withdrawn his Ambassador and is threatening to defend Gaza against the IDF? Just askin'Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-34395780163790007582012-11-14T01:07:01.624+02:002012-11-14T01:07:01.624+02:00Umm, re Egyptian Islamic Jihadists, how come Morsi...Umm, re Egyptian Islamic Jihadists, how come Morsi sent a nice letter to Peres, along with his Ambassador? He didn't need to, protocol doesn't demand it, just the "letters patent" pertaining to this person being the duly appointed Ambassador, etc and so forth. <br /><br /><br />Just askin'Brian Goldfarbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-19413162421327888672012-11-13T11:47:32.321+02:002012-11-13T11:47:32.321+02:00Uh, well, let's start with this current presid...Uh, well, let's start with this current president throwing Israel's longtime supporter-by-treaty Mubarek under the bus, then supporting (financially and who knows how else) his Islamist jihadi replacements who probably have no intention of playing nice with Israel. Then, there was Daffy Duck, who had recently begun cooperating with us against Iran. He also got pushed out and then murdered while we merrily supported his replacements, who also seem to be Islamists who have no love for the Zionist entity. That's two American-fomented strikes against Israel right there. <br /><br /><br />I have no doubt the relationship was and is good for the U.S., and that the link (at least the sympathetic link) won't ever be broken, but it's a new U.S., in case you haven't noticed (or don't believe it yet). This president is different. He rules by executive order and one of the things he's doing with it is downsizing the American military, which might not be in a position to help out with C-130s full of bombs and ammo the next time the Arabs decide to go to war with Israel.Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.com