[Sam Gamgee]

Because the real issue is the Arabist bias in Washington culture. It was the reason that the US for decades refused to sell arms to Israel. And it was the reason Kissinger told Israel to back down in Egypt during the Yom Kippur. Simply, the US wants to play nice with the players in the middle east.

[dfwgator]

Then you have the Republican Israel haters, like James Baker during the Bush years.