[lbo-talk] The Banality of anti-Israel Lobby Doctrine

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Aug 12 10:18:24 PDT 2010


On Aug 12, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Michael Smith wrote:


> (By the Pawn Theory I mean the view that Israel and its actions are
> simply emanations and entailments of American imperial necessity;
> vulgar Chomskyism, you might call it.)

How about this: both countries use each other for their own purposes. Ours is bigger, richer, and more heavily armed than theirs, which provides certain advantages in the relationship.

Doug



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