On Jan 25, 2008, at 6:58 PM, Seth Ackerman wrote:
> Doug, your position seems to be that this sort of mindless pro-Israel
> blather reflects the perceived needs of the empire. Do you really
> believe that? Do you really think that behind closed doors the Davos
> crowd or the career foreign-service officers support this kind of
> stuff?
> Why does it only seem to emanate from elected officials or those on
> the
> payroll of generously funded think tanks?
I think that fealty to Israel is a prerequisite to being taken seriously in ruling circles. But there's no doubt that Obama is trying to flatter Zionist donors.
Doug