tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post4042575900141952985..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: Wednesday Morning, 3 4 A.M. — Rmoney Still Doesn't Believe You Should Have Contraceptives As Part Of Your Government-Backed Health Care PlanSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-1254984777235903392012-10-18T08:49:42.759-05:002012-10-18T08:49:42.759-05:00Enfant, Bibi and Mittens are said to be personal f...Enfant, Bibi and Mittens are said to be personal friends, and I can believe that. For quite some time, some American Jewish organizations and one US senator (Lieberman) have lobbied to make "support" of Israel a litmus test for any elected position in the US. For decades, I was inclined to support Israel in the desultory way an individual American supports any nation with which the US has friendly relations. But in the past few years, it seems to me that Israel, with its warlike inclinations, is one of the greatest threats to world peace, and I do not believe the insane Bibi would stick at all-out nuclear war, much in the way George W. Bush would have gladly pursued such a dire course.<br /><br />Whatever one thinks of Iran... I think they could have been a lot more trouble for the US and the Middle East than they have been, if they had wanted to... it is clear to me that their desire to acquire nuclear weapons is <i><b>rational,</b></i> as long as Israel, with its semi-tame Rottweiler, the US, continues rattling nuclear sabers. To me, it's just more proof that American conservatives don't have a clue about human nature. This isn't rocket science: if you want Iran to stop even thinking about acquiring nukes, make them feel secure enough not to need nukes. It's how humankind has interacted since cave dwellers began piling up rocks for throwing because they saw their neighbors doing the same.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-62378358048247393832012-10-18T02:03:19.770-05:002012-10-18T02:03:19.770-05:00Yes, I have listened to the whole Biden-Ryan video...Yes, I have listened to the whole Biden-Ryan video, Biden said so..<br />Here is an automatic translation via "Le Monde -International"<br /><br />Israel: Romney pounded Obama again, in vain?<br />That was the only hint of the second debate. One sentence Mitt Romney under censure General Middle East policy of Barack Obama. Once again, the Republican candidate regretted the host of the White House distanced himself against Israel and its alleged laxity towards Iran.<br /><br />In September, a survey conducted by the American Jewish Committee had yet shown how these repeated charges did not seem to move U.S. Jewish voters, even if one refers to the Christian fundamentalist vote. <br />More likely to vote for Obama (64%) and Romney (24%) people have domestic concerns far ahead of the issue of relations with Israel among subjects getting them to vote on November 6. <br />What concerns? <br />The economy (61%), of course, health issues (16%), of course, but also that of abortion (4.7%), just ahead of the US-Israeli relationship (4.5%), and the Iranian nuclear threat (1%), which did not sounded good for some.L'Enfant de la Haute Merhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122358316297267842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-38876576117115192072012-10-17T22:22:18.205-05:002012-10-17T22:22:18.205-05:00No real surprise there, Enfant. I suppose it depen...No real surprise there, Enfant. I suppose it depends on whom they classify as "liberal Jews." As I have Jewish friends across the Israeli political spectrum, I try in general to stay out of those issues, but "betrayal" seems an excessively strong word to me.<br /><br />"Iran's nuclear program" is a mirage at the moment, and I don't mean a French military aircraft. According to certain political factions in Israel and the US, Iran is perpetually "five years from having a nuclear weapon." And an indeterminate number of years from delivering it, even within the region. Bibi aches to nuke Iran, but America shouldn't help him unless Iran becomes a lot more belligerent. We have some time on this issue.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-91903985563123829862012-10-17T17:53:15.770-05:002012-10-17T17:53:15.770-05:00Betrayal of Israel by liberal Jews
A new American ...Betrayal of Israel by liberal Jews<br />A new American Jewish Committee poll conducted in September found that Israel came in a distant fourth among issues that registered Jewish voters listed as "most important" to them, with 61.5% listing the economy, 16.1% listing health care, 4.7% listing abortion, and 4.5% listing US-Israel relations.<br />Just 1.3% named Iran’s nuclear program as most important. <br />http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4293150,00.htmlL'Enfant de la Haute Merhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122358316297267842noreply@blogger.com