On 2010-08-11, at 7:06 PM, SA wrote:
> Thanks for this. Looks like a competent piece of scholarship to me too. However, if anyone wants to know what it says, I'd strongly encourage them to read the original rather than just Marv's summary:
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> http://www.mideastweb.org/us_supportforstate.htm
On 2010-08-11, at 7:46 PM, Michael Pollak wrote:
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> Marv I never meant to imply anything like that. I guess I was too terse. Strategic considerations were foremost in Truman's mind. But in sum they pointed against recognition...Domestic political considerations pointed slightly for it. Truman IMHO gave that extra weight, but it was still not enough, and it wasn't a reason you could put on the scale in public. Which was why I think he latched onto DP considerations (which were more than humanitarian -- it had to do with reputation, kind of like gitmo, and with political considerations, as something moral he thought he could sell best). It was in this situation that they could play the role of deciding straw. They were not by any means his exclusive concern.
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Good discussion, thanks. I've learned from it and don't think we're that far apart.