>(2) When a major political force (the u.s. ruling class) and a very
>minor political force (the Israeli Lobby) both urge teh same policy it
>is really stupid to deflect attention from the major force to the minor
>force.
If partisans of the "Israeli lobby" explanation would like to prove their case, then perhaps they could cite an example where the interests of that lobby clashed with those of the U.S. ruling class and the Israel lobby came out ahead.
Doug