Reply #21: I tend to agree, the action in Iraq was done to [View All]

[harun]

supposedly protect Israel but the reason was not really that. It was to appease the pro-Israel lobby in the U.S. for political gain. You could hear, and rightfully so, during the ramp up to the war many Israeli's say that if the U.S. thinks they are going to make Israel safer by that adventure, no thanks.

So while Israel's right wing lobby in the U.S. certainty wanted it, I don't think the majority of Israeli's see a long term occupation of Iraq by U.S. forces as anything that will make them or the region safer in any way.