I wrote: > > >You will probably have noticed that I did not talk about the > >importance of the fact that Israel is a democracy, [snip]
And John G. responded: > > Or we could just re-characterise the above paragraphs: > > US policy is purely pragmatic. It favors non-democratic regimes as > more discrete individuals whom it can bribe more easily. > > The supposition that Israel is a democracy actually counts against > it ... but luckily it gets the billions in arms anyway. > Hmmmm.... More importantly, the fact that Israel does not have any oil counts against it... but luckily it gets the billions in arms anyway, as would any oil-less state in the region that might facilitate US superintendence of the world oil regime (e.g., Egypt). The question once again poses itself: Will the arms (and money) continue to flow once the oil no longer does? Wii ordered from California (only way to get the Fitness Bundle, apparently the hot item among 13-year old girls now). Wish I had bought Nintendo stock years ago. Sigh. John M. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
