Is US War Policy a Jewish Conspiracy?

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussions' started by Orson, Mar 13, 2003.

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  1. Orson

    Orson New Member

    Some here on this board have intimated as much.
    But Jonah Goldberg will--amusingly--disabuse you of your fantasies.
    http://www.nationalreview.com/goldberg/goldberg031303.asp
    "Michael Kinsley offers a clever defense of Jim Moran, accurately noting that the pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC, really is very powerful. Alas, what Kinsley doesn't offer is any evidence that AIPAC has actually lobbied particularly hard in favor of war or had any notable success doing so. Maybe they have. But boldly pointing out the influence of AIPAC in defense of Moran — who claims he was talking about religious leaders, not the Israel lobby — doesn't prove the lobby actually pushed for war, does it? AARP is very powerful too, but before I dedicated a column to defending someone who says AARP is inordinately pushing this country to war, I might be tempted to find some evidence that they are. The AIPAC website, which Kinsley quotes at length, doesn't seem to be beating the war drums too loudly.

    "Also, their supposedly pliant vassals in Congress aren't so pliant when it comes to war. In 1991, when another war allegedly for the benefit of Israel and their amen corner was on the horizon, the majority of Jewish members of Congress voted against authorizing the use of force while, obviously, the majority of non-Jews voted aye. Last October, a majority of Jews did vote in favor of the use of force, but at a lower rate than the body as a whole. Funny thing about those Jews, they can get 4,000 tribesmen out of the World Trade Center in time, but they can't get them to vote for war when they need them."

    Sometimes, our ally's enemies are your enemy, too; and sometimes it's not an "Israeli" plot against our nation, either.

    --Orson
     
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  2. Wes Grady

    Wes Grady New Member

    There is no defense of Moran. The man is a fool.

    Wes
     
  3. Orson

    Orson New Member

    Fortunately, the Dems seem to have dispatched Moran with alacrity. But as Goldberg, David Brooks, and Lawrence Kaplan have written of late, a contagion appears to be spreading.

    We shall she how it is next year, after the war is over; if there are more battles in the War on Terror, this menace might just keep on coming.

    --Orson
     
  4. timothyrph

    timothyrph New Member

    I am obviously in favor of the war. I have seen many arguments here as it is a point of interest in America. I must have missed the Jewish conpiracy argument.

    Oswald did act alone though.:D
     
  5. Dennis Ruhl

    Dennis Ruhl member


    Aren't you dead, Mr. Warren?
     

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