In any event, I think there's much between us that we agree on very little that we disagree on. As to the "morally right" issue which I introduced, I think that is a terribly important consideration. The moral factor in dealing with Israel cannot be considered in isolation from the terrible history of the Jews culminating in the Holocaust. That moral factor must also be considered in the context of a tiny minority against a huge and aggressive alien force bent on their extermination.
I acknowledged that the history of the Democrat party has not been entirely without blemish, particularly the New York Times spiking of Holocaust stories and Roosevelt's reluctance to offer sanctuary to refugees Jews fleeing Hitler. Republicans as well should look to their own history.
However, there are 320 million people in America whose destiny it is our patriotic first responsibility to protect and that means we need a coldly rational analysis of our obligations to Israel as they weigh against our national interest. I do not know how that can be done if an open and free discussion is made impossible.
