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No. The US are leaving Iraq and so, once that has been completed, I'm sure they'll be happy for Israel to go back to phosphoring Palestinians without hindrance.

The only thing that will matter is if they turn off he money and weapons tap and we know that ain't gonna happen. Sure DC can huff and puff but Netenyahu can yank their chain and they know it.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 03:34:00 PM EST
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The US are leaving Iraq

Really? I must have missed that. When? And presumably they want Israel to keep quiet until then.

This may not really be the military applying pressure, of course. These may be coordinated leaks, designed to provide Obama with a backup excuse. He may be testing how powerful the lobby is before deciding what to do. The noise the lobby is making right now may reflect their power, or their weakness; I can't tell. Chances are that Obama will give in, but there may be some point where Israel overreaches, and I suspect we won't know immediately when it happens.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue Mar 16th, 2010 at 05:07:17 PM EST
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