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Not sure I see much of an issue here. Releasing historical information is a good thing. The Brits don't seem to be complaining, given the White Paper pre WWII which cost who knows how many Jewish lives, and their, and most of the world's, boycott of arms sales to Israel during the 1948 war, they're in no position to complain. Not to mention when they needed a Mideast ally in 1956, who do they and the French turn to? The French at least supported Israel till the 67 war. As to the US, we were publicly neutral, though Reagan was said to be pro UK behind the scenes, Haig pro Argentina. Worth remembering at that time we were supporting the Contras in their attempt to displace the Sandanistas. General Galtieri was a strong supporter of the effort, supplying the Contras and training their leadership. Reagan considered Argentina an ally in our fight against Communism in the hemisphere. I know, sounds like a neocon. Pure speculation, but I wonder if there's any connection between supplying arms to Argentina and Israel's later participation in Iran contra.

25 posted on 08/29/2016 5:23:08 AM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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To: SJackson

It does sound like a neocon, you’re right.


27 posted on 08/29/2016 5:27:40 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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You had me at White Paper.


31 posted on 08/29/2016 5:46:16 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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