Israeli lobby

[Bradford DeLong]

>>From: Bradford DeLong <jbdelong at uclink.berkeley.edu>
>>
>>... Israel is not a "strategic asset" in the Middle East for 
>>America. Israel is a "strategic liability." ...
>>DISCLAIMER: After writing the above, I want--I need--to make it 
>>very clear that I *support* the U.S. strategic alliance with Israel.
>
>QED indeedy -- there's no arguing with commanding logic like that! 
>I'm sure I would have to survey many a barstool-dweller to come up 
>with a more powerful argument in favor of continued US indulgence of 
>the demented state of Israel.
>
>Kudos, too, on your felicitous use of metaphors:
>
>>We were late to the party that was World War II after all (although 
>>when we arrived, we did bring a hell of a lot of refreshements).
>
>Carl

But the internal contradictions in my position are so huge that when 
dialectically resolved the synthesis will be truly something 
amazing...

Brad DeLong