[anotherview]

I am not at all sure Israel will benefit from Gulf War II. It is very likely that Saddam Hussein will fire more, bigger, better missiles at Israel compared to 1991, and this time they will likely have chemical or biological weapons. Tell me how this benfits Israel.

[waxhaw]

I'm an American first and my concern is for the U.S. first. Netanyahu's whining about Israel's economic situation when our own economic situation is somewhat grim and for him then to imply that we weren't doing enough when we're about to put U.S. soldiers in harms way is just a little too much for me. As far as the benefit to Israel goes... in destroying Iraq the U.S. will be eliminating Israel's most implacable enemy and while there may very well be missiles launched towards Israel it's going to be U.S. soldiers doing the fighting.