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US Preparing for a Post-Israel Middle East?
Foreign Policy Journal ^ | August 28, 2012 | Franklin Lamb

Posted on 09/01/2012 3:35:09 PM PDT by rmlew

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To: jjotto

Quite apparent in this article.

Jeez.


21 posted on 09/01/2012 5:23:14 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: rmlew
Wildly anti-Israel and at least a little bit, anti-Jew. I especially like the "undue influence of Jews on US government policy" tone, as well as the "if just not for Israel and those pesky Jews, the US and all the arab and muslim countries would be best buddies" fantasy. The simple fact is that if it weren't for Israel and the Jews for them to focus their hatred and anger, arabs and muslims would be gleefully slaughtering each other, the way they seem to do whenever no Jews or Israeli's are around.

Mark

22 posted on 09/01/2012 5:24:54 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: rmlew

This is not done seriously, just in a way that would cause upset to Islamophiles who dream of ruling the world.

Muslims are doctrinally obsessed with acquiring more land, which is one of the few ways they can show they are good. If they just hold on to land they are average. But if they ever “lose Muslim land”, they are in shame and disgrace to everyone.

So showing that somebody, anybody, who is an infidel, owning all Muslim lands would about make their heads explode.


23 posted on 09/01/2012 5:33:11 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: lurk

God promised the Jews their land forever, and Jesus will reign in Jerusalem. God keeps His promises. Those pushing for a “post Israel” mid east have no idea what lies ahead for them.


24 posted on 09/01/2012 5:38:54 PM PDT by ruesrose (It's possible to be clueless without being blonde.)
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To: rmlew

Did you post this crapola article just to get a reaction from us or prove to us that this brainless 20 IQ twit writer hasn’t a clue about Israel’s vast capabilities, Middle Eastern policy and who’s on first?


25 posted on 09/01/2012 6:11:08 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: Iron Munro

Obama had a Muslim father, a Muslim stepfather and spend years in Indonesia, an Islamic nation. Islam teaches hatred of Jews right from the pages of its foundational document the koran. Mohammed expressed his hatred for Jews repeatedly and murdered hundreds of Jews.


26 posted on 09/01/2012 6:13:10 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: sergeantdave

WTF, rmlew.

This is a neo-Nazi, anti-semitic rant by goosestepping Paul bots against Israel.

Do you agree with this trash? I spent a good deal of time with Israelies and this trash article is disgusting.


27 posted on 09/01/2012 6:29:41 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: rmlew

Who wrote this one sided screed against Isreal? Must have been the Islamic council of 67 member states; otherwise the article itself is the same delusional crap the MSM reports as news showing Republicans as toothless hillbillys.....


28 posted on 09/01/2012 7:11:59 PM PDT by Jumper
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"The Congresswoman’s focus will likely not be on pushing the republican’s talking points regarding her party’s nominee, Mitt Romney, the former “moderate Massachusetts governor” who she is aware is unlikely to win the White House."

The writer is an inhabitant of the netherworld within the Beltway.

Thus, he is better equipped to comment on the events in Rock Creek Park than the events in, say, Ohio. Or in the Middle East.

29 posted on 09/01/2012 7:13:07 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: rmlew

Man will not remove Israel from the Middle East.


30 posted on 09/01/2012 7:14:14 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Corollary - Electing the same person over and over and expecting a different outcome is insanity)
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To: okie01

I wish there were some way for me to send her this article:

Reader: “At huge Jacksonville Landing Romney-Ryan event – place is insanely packed”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2925564/posts


31 posted on 09/01/2012 7:17:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: rmlew

I’m looking forward to a post-Obama America.


32 posted on 09/01/2012 7:32:06 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: sergeantdave; tet68; MarkL
Did you read my comment on this article? " This comes from the Arabist Left, so it could be BS, a test, or the truth. I got this from the blog Israel Matzav "

What part of "Arabist Left" sounded like approval?
I didn't post this because I agree withe assumptions. Were I an Israeli, I would join Moledet the party of people who want to transfer Arabs, not Jews. I am a third generation fan of Jabotinsky.)
I posted this because I believe that Obama will re-orient American in an anti-Israel position (a la the left and Europe) given his military support for the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda in the Arab Spring*.

*To be fair, about 1/2 of neoconservatives share this delusional support of the democracy Jihad.

33 posted on 09/01/2012 8:01:19 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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To: Always A Marine
If we abandon Israel, God will abandon us.

True.

34 posted on 09/02/2012 8:50:29 AM PDT by GOPJ ("If you want to know who controls you, find out who you are not allowed to insult."TravisMcGee)
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To: rmlew; blam; TigerLikesRooster; Whenifhow; Cincinatus' Wife; familyop; M. Espinola; ...
Things are looking very bad for Israel as long as King Zero calls the shots on orders from NWO Bastards . . .

Ex-MP Gamal Zahran Tells Iranian TV Station That, Allah Willing, Jewish State Will Be a Annihilated !

But the truth is more complicated than that simple statement. First Iran must suffer greatly . . .

35 posted on 09/02/2012 9:04:45 AM PDT by ex-Texan (The Time to "Wake Up" is Over !)
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To: rmlew

When Israel is overrun, the more proud folks of our nations should go about their business as usual with celebrations, socializing and entertainment. All who are humble should be frugal, G-d-fearing and avoiding any proximity with the proud.


36 posted on 09/02/2012 2:47:51 PM PDT by familyop ("Wanna cigarette? You're never too young to start." --Deacon, "Waterworld")
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To: rmlew

A follow-up from IsraPundit:

In short, the whole ‘report’ story is a hoax.

http://www.israpundit.com/archives/48810#more-48810

The anatomy of a fabrication

By Ted Belman

A few days ago I published a post from Israel Matzav entitled Obama’s ‘intelligence’ agencies urge preparing for a ‘post-Israel Middle East’. This post referenced an article titled, “Preparing For A Post Israel Middle East”, by one Franklin Lamb in which he referred to the findings of a 92 page draft Report :

The study was commissioned by the US Intelligence Community comprising 16 American intelligence agencies with an annual budget in excess of $ 70 billion. The IC includes the Departments of the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Defense Intelligence Agency, Departments of Energy, Homeland Security, State, Treasure, Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency commissioned the study.

I now am of the opinion that he so attributed it not because he had knowledge to that effect but in order to make it sound more credible. Liars often provide great detail on some collateral point to add credibility to the lies they are telling . Furthermore he reported that Ros Lehtinen and Kristol would be attacking Obama for backing such a report.

I wrote to him and asked how they had come into possession of such a report and how he knows that they are going to attack Obama with it as he alleged. He replied that this draft report was circulated to some members of Congress and others ( which doesn’t seem likely) and he had no evidence that Ros Lehtinen and Kristol had copies of it, much less were going to attack Obama over its findings. He acknowledge that he did not have a copy of the draft report.

Lamb simply made this allegation to add credibility to his story. The whole point of this hoax was to achieve a platform for his venom.

I asked Shoshana Bryen what she knew about him and she advised:

Lamb works for the “Sabra and Shatilla Foundation” which makes him suspect when it comes to describing Israeli “occupation” and other aspects of the Israeli character, as in “Israel has failed as a claimed democratic state and continued American financial and political cover will not change its continuing devolution as international pariah state.” The CIA wouldn’t be responsible for language like that, nor “apartheid,” “increasingly brutal occupation” or so many of the other inflamed sentences. Ted, I suspect Lamb either embellished or constructed them himself.

The points are objectively wrong when they talk about Americans resenting the money Israel gets – even those who don’t know that 75% of it is spent in the US don’t argue to eliminate it. The one thing the “Arab Spring” has not concerned itself with is “Palestine.” Even Morsi, when he went to Tehran, talked about getting rid of Assad, not about Palestine. Libya, Tunisia, etc. – its more about the Sunni revolution than about Palestinians, who no one likes.

OTOH – and there’s always another hand – the CIA has been SO wrong about SO many things (Indian and Pak nukes; the third stage of the NK rocket capability; Mubarak; Yemen; who’s who in Syria thus far, etc.) that if it turned out to be what the CIA really thinks, I guess I’d just shake my head.

Many others have commented to me about his nefarious activities. Google him for more info.


37 posted on 09/03/2012 6:29:05 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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