Effect of Iraq war, support for Israel go unaddressed

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Effect of Iraq war, support for Israel go unaddressed

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By Frank James Washington Bureau

While the top Democrat on the Sept. 11 commission praised the comprehensiveness of its final report Thursday, experts said there were serious omissions in the document.


For instance, the report did not deal with the issue of whether the Iraq (news - web sites) war had made the nation more or less safe from acts of terrorism, analysts said.


What's more, though the panel recommended that U.S. policymakers do more to win favor in the Muslim world, it spent little time assessing how U.S. support for Israel affects that effort.


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[jay-3d]

1. good point

didn't bush say this is part of the war on terr.

[Wright Patman]

2. When I was in Israel,

our tour guide told us to look around at how "American" everything was and proudly proclaimed in her heavy accent, "We your 51st state!"

This is just "facts on the ground" as the Israelis like to say and so it is hopeless to launch into a discussion as to the pros or cons of this policy. I sympathize with the authors of the report. Arguing the issue is flatulence into a hurricane.

[Dover]

3. That is why the book, Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War

on Terror, was written (by an anonymous CIA agent). He suggests that things will only go down hill if the policies toward Israel are not changed, but that it is such a political hot potato that no politician will broach the subject lest they be labeled anti-Semitic.
The U.S. is, in a sense, held hostage by some in the Jewish community on the subject of Israel.

For instance, what other religious group is holding a 'celebration' of their relationship with the Democratic Party?

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National and local Jewish leaders welcome the Democratic National Convention

National and local Jewish leaders welcome the Democratic National Convention 2004 with "A Community Celebration," to be held July 25th at Boston's Commonwealth Hall at the World Trade Center. This event celebrates the long-standing relationship between the Jewish Community and the Democratic Party.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senators Hillary Clinton and Joe Lieberman are confirmed as headline speakers. Presumptive Vice Presidential Nominee John Edwards is invited and numerous top Democratic luminaries are expected to attend, including 8 governors, some 50 members of Congress and countless state and local elected officials.

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WHO: National and Local Jewish Leaders and Democratic Party Leaders

WHAT: "A Community Celebration" welcoming the 2004 Democratic National Convention and celebrating the long-standing relationship between the Jewish Community and the Democratic Party

Sponsored by: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, National Jewish Democratic Council, United Jewish Communities