Why Europe Abandoned Israel (Long but spot on analysis)

American Thinker ^ | January 13, 2007 | Richard Baehr

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Long read, but worth it. Excellent find.

[quesney]

"Why do we do nothing agaist the Reconquista of the Southwest?
Good point.
It's later for Europe than it is for us.
Hopefully it's not too late."

At least Hispanics are Christian and share many more of our common values than Muslims. In the end, especially if we can turn around their relatively poor academic performance, they and their high birth rates could be our salvation.

[alfa6]

marker bump

[airborne]

While I can agree somewhat with your sentiments, I can't get past the illegal way they're going about it.

And the way our government acts like it's no big deal, going so far as to accord illegals more privileges than regular Americans.

[Michael81Dus]

Well, I could ask you: where are these chemical weapons? Who sold components? How many businessmen were involved? Were they punished by the German state? Have American businessmen been corrupted with regard to Iraq? Have you even bothered to read the UN report about the OFF-scandal? Sorry, but you show to me that you´re no better than Mr. Baehr.

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

High Volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel. or WOT [War on Terror]

----------------------------

[Gritty]

An insightful article which puts a lot of pieces together. Thanks for posting it!

[elhombrelibre]

Germany's motives were not about the oil for food bribes, for sure. They were closer to other issues he identified. Today, and you may want to check this out and see if I'm wrong, Germany is one of Iran's biggest trading partners. However, Merckel has supported no nukes for Iran regardless of trade.

[bert]

....The answer should be .....

In reality it is much simpler than that. They just don't give a damn. There is no need.

[bert]

....Easily fixed...

Probably not. Everything north and east of Pennsylvania would side with the Euroweinies.

[quesney]

"And the way our government acts like it's no big deal, going so far as to accord illegals more privileges than regular Americans."

Totally agree. I'm against it. All I'm doing is looking at the (very limited) bright side (at least they're Christian and not nihilistic) of a phenomenon I'm completely against.

[Salem]

"But we should never under-estimate leaders, and the messages they send. George Bush seems to understand, that in the conflict with radical Islam in which we are now engaged, Israel is on the same page as we are."

---

If you'd like to be on or off this
Christian Supporters of Israel ping list,
please FR mail me ~
    

There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had
spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. (Joshua 21:45)
Letter To The President In Support Of Israel ~
'Final Solution,' Phase 2 ~
Warnings ~

"The West has given more significance to the myth of the genocide of the Jews, even more significant than God, religion, and the prophets...."—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The Holocaust Chronicle ~



" ... It's time we recognized the nature of the conflict. It's total war and we are all involved. Nobody on our side is exempted because of age, gender, or handicap. The Islamofacists have stolen childhood from the world."—FReeper Retief
"Palestine is the wrong name for their State. It should be called Anarchy."—FReeper sgtbono2002
"Then let's wait and see what the Arabs do after they take Gaza. There's nothing like Arab reality to break up a Jewish fantasy."—FReeper Noachian
A student told his professor he was going to "Palestine" to "fight for freedom, peace and justice,"—Orwellian leftist code words that mean "murder Jews."
The Nature Of Bruce ~



Click The Pic To Donate

[elhombrelibre]

The quote is one of the great insights in the article. An ordinary and unprincipled man might walk away from Israel. Materially, he could argue or think, we'd be better off. It's an expedient possibility if we had the wrong president. But Bush's stubborn refusal to give up on the things he believes makes him the best friend Israel and, for that matter, the Iraqis could have. In this sense, he is very much like Reagan and how he stood by freedom for the captive nations of the Soviet communists. This is a trait the Liberals call being an ideologue, which for them is only acceptable if it concerns abortion.

[Salem]

"...This is a trait the Liberals call being an ideologue, which for them is only acceptable if it concerns abortion."

Ha! Amen!  

[eddiespaghetti]

Sometimes you have to take the battle to the enemy . . . (as FDR did by going after Germany first after Pearl Harbor, though we had been attacked by Japan, and not Germany, a piece of history that seems to have been largely forgotten).

Huh? IINM, the first major military engagements of 1942 were all against Japan.

What am I missing here?

[dennisw]

bttt

[dennisw]

bttt

[elhombrelibre]

Hmmm, I think the author means that we pursued victory in Europe first and focused more resources and manpower there. But I could be wrong. A lot of our efforts early efforts in the Pacific in WWII, besides Midway, would not be ones we'd have wanted. For example, the fall of the Philippian Islands would be an early effort in Asia, and the fighting in the Aleutian Islands. Many people did argue then that Europe should not come first.

[RonF]

True enough. I was thinking more along the lines of "foreign invasion", but I phrased it wrong.

[airborne]

You're right.

I can only think of one religion whose main goal is to conquer the world, by force if neccessary.