On Aug 7, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Aug 7, 2010, at 11:14 AM, SA wrote:
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>> So given that the pillars of the US foreign-policy establishment
>> are themselves divided over whether Israel is a strategic asset
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> Really? The not-an-asset side seems very small. How do you see the
> balance of forces?
Everybody who is anybody there regards Israel as an asset. Its the number of those--especially Brass Hats--who are coming to regard it as a toxic asset that seems to be growing rapidly.
Shane Mage The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed.
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