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Israel/Palestine

COLGATE4

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27. No. You made the claim. You back it up.

Reply to GoneFishin (Reply #25)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 09:23 AM

Aug 2014

Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.This 'example' was only intended (without having the guts to outright state it) that 50 or so US politicians are "dual citizens of the US and Israel". Put up or shut up.

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Why is Israel so important to Americans? [View all] atreides1 Aug 2014 OP

I haven't got a clue. It makes no sense. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #1

If there were, let's say 50 or so high ranking U.S. politicians in D.C. who were citizens of GoneFishin Aug 2014 #6

Link showing which 50 or so high ranking US COLGATE4 Aug 2014 #14

My example was the Congo. But anyone who thinks this might apply to Israel could use GoneFishin Aug 2014 #25

No. You made the claim. You back it up. COLGATE4 Aug 2014 #27

For the religious right wing it's because they want to be raptured.... PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #2

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #3

Seems like Lindsay Graham said that Israel needed money and we should give it. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #4

I wonder that, myself. Aerows Aug 2014 #31

But only to Israel. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #32

Because they 2naSalit Aug 2014 #5

Okay, I am 73 years old and I am going to try to piece together some of what I remember being jwirr Aug 2014 #7

Because the Left Behind series was a bestseller here. bravenak Aug 2014 #8

geopolitically whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #9

We already do though. Shaktimaan Aug 2014 #10

Do you remember the 1970's? whosinpower1 Aug 2014 #11

The embargo was because of Israel! Geez. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #12

Right. Shaktimaan Aug 2014 #17

Sure. Shaktimaan Aug 2014 #21

Israel has no US bases but it does have US weapons storage cache's azurnoir Aug 2014 #15

And? Shaktimaan Aug 2014 #18

I did not say whether it helped or not it was a point in fact azurnoir Aug 2014 #19

I said we have no bases there. Shaktimaan Aug 2014 #20

None you're sure about? azurnoir Aug 2014 #22

Good point. Shaktimaan Aug 2014 #23

embassies sabbat hunter Aug 2014 #24

Strong ally? What a joke. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #13

the US gets very little oil from the ME these days about 13% which could reduced azurnoir Aug 2014 #16

Allies mock Aerows Aug 2014 #33

It's important to Congress ebbie15644 Aug 2014 #26

because to Fundamentalist Christians.....the Jews in Jerusalem have to rebuild VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #28

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner... TheDebbieDee Aug 2014 #29

I'm guessing it's about the oil. Other than that no idea. johnlucas Aug 2014 #30