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?
There are _always_ SOME dissidents allowed for in lower or middle ranks of policy makers are there not? I'm still having trouble understand why the (academic?) "historical" question is so important.
Lobbies affect Congress; do they affect the _top_ policy makers (the president; Secretary of State, a few others plus one or two Senators).
Carrol