In a message dated 8/16/2005 11:34:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Isn't the president and much, if not all of his administration Neocon? They are more oldo-cons. Neocons are a specific intellectual movement. The president may subscribe to some of their beliefs but I would not call him a neocon. > > And the reframed goal of the Iraq war is to democratize and pacify the > Middle East, wouldn't that benefit Israel? Yes but it would also benefit everyone in the world. > > Not, by the way, that I'm against either of those goals, but as events are > verifying, not only is it not going to work, its probably going to > strengthen the Iranian position in the region which benefits neither > Israel nor the West. > > >Once again the argument that I am against Israel not the Jews is usually > >a copout for anti-Semitism. > > But that seems to lead to the conclusion that Israel is above criticism > though I'm sure that's not what you mean. I am not saying this. I believe Israel has done many things to that are wrong and should be criticized. But when Israel is dragged into an arguement that is not about Israel or when Israel is held to standards of behavior that we do not hold ourselves or our allies one must be susicious that "Israel" has become a stalkng horse for "jew" > > -- > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
