At 07:21 PM 2/5/02 -0600 Ronn Blankenship wrote: >I realize the risk I take by forwarding this article now, but I thought >some here would find the content interesting. The article can be found at ><http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-cherry020502.shtml>.
Feh. You didn't even link to the good one! There was actually a great article a short while ago that devoted itself to the difference between American and European reactions to the Israel situation. Try this quote: "If Israel were wiped out tomorrow, Europeans would ask for a brief minute of silence, then sigh relief, and without a blink roll up their sleeves to get down to trade and business. Our seemingly idiosyncratic support for Israel, then, also says something about ourselves rather than just our ally. In brutal Realpolitik, the Europeans are right that there is nothing much to gain from aiding Israel. Helping a few million costs us the friendship of nearly a billion." http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson020402.shtml __________________________________________________________ John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ICQ #3527685 "Our campaign against international terrorism does not represent some sort of 'clash of civilizations.' Instead, it is a clash between civilization and those who would destroy it." -Amb. Richard N. Haass
