tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post2054769971352589805..comments2024-03-15T00:21:37.019-07:00Comments on The Trench: Bruce Riedel Spins BackJames Gundunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-15867374066963826062010-03-21T19:44:21.592-07:002010-03-21T19:44:21.592-07:00I think it has more to do with one of their mottos...I think it has more to do with one of their mottos. <br />Israel never responds, never confirms, and never denies. <br /><br /><br />In other words, they are a rogue state, that does as it pleases.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-76069685930064450502010-03-21T18:56:37.651-07:002010-03-21T18:56:37.651-07:00Isn't this is a trap too? Israelis generally s...Isn't this is a trap too? Israelis generally support settlement expansion and an undivided Jerusalem, but they aren't nearly as supportive of Netanyahu's threatening behavior towards America. Apparently they want it all, a firm hand against Netanyahu that doesn't interfere with Israeli sovereignty. Any popularity that he won through Jerusalem has been negated by his attitude towards the international community.<br /><br />I think the biggest gain for Israel is this "don't ask, don't tell" business, a scam masquerading as a goodwill gesture.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-86559172473026721292010-03-20T17:22:37.111-07:002010-03-20T17:22:37.111-07:00"Americans fell for the trap and the trap is ..."Americans fell for the trap and the trap is Jerusalem," said Gershon Baskin, head of the left-leaning Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information.<br /><br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-jerusalem-housing20-2010mar20,0,184050.storyTao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-77995862501791246712010-03-20T16:30:30.893-07:002010-03-20T16:30:30.893-07:00The Neocons never went anywhere.The Neocons never went anywhere.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-63569661598583753882010-03-20T13:05:38.481-07:002010-03-20T13:05:38.481-07:00http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/articles/displa...http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/articles/display/neoconservative_resurgence_in_the_age_of_obamaTao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.com