If it wasn't for this administration, Israel would be fighting Iran and Syria plus Hezzbolla.
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And that's a bad thing?
The Middle East has needed a major shake-up since the 1960's. And if it weren't for the superpowers of the time consistantly putting the brakes on any conflict, there wouldn't even BE a terror problem today.
I mean, really, can you imagine if someone had interfered in WWII and told America that we had to stop the attacks on Japan and Germany... and had the Allies and Axis powers settle for a cease-fire?
There'd have been a new war within a few years. And if that one had been stopped... the hatred would have just grown.
The only way to settle the Middle East is to let them fight it out until there is a complete winner. And yes, we should pick a side and support it wholeheartedly.
All the crud about being impartial is bunk. EVERYONE takes sides on nearly everything.
IE - I like Coke better than Pepsi! EEK, I just took a side. Run for the hills.
And I find Israel to be a nation more compatible with American values than any other nation in the Middle-East. So we should do whatever is necessary to ensure that it triumphs over the region.
Just like we did for Western Europe and Japan against the USSR and Warsaw Bloc.
Or is your point that we should support Iran and Syria to provide a 'balanced' view in the Middle East???