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To: RC2
The Middle East is against us because we support Israel.

It's not quite that clear-cut.

The Middle East is against us because of who we are.

And, because of who we are, we support Israel.

If we stopped supporting Israel, we would no longer be who we are. And the Middle East would hate us still.

16 posted on 12/01/2007 11:46:03 AM PST by okie01
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To: okie01

Israel is hatred because of what it represents: western style democracy. For much the same reason, they are trying to blot out Lebanon, which is the closest thing to an Arab democracy, and to prevent anything like Democracy from emerging in Iraq. Neither our own elites nor those of Europe have any trouble accepting the autocracies of the Middle East. They have made a devil’s bargain with the oil barons.


20 posted on 12/01/2007 11:56:19 AM PST by RobbyS ( CHIRHO)
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