Congress to Voice Support for Israel - Guardian Unlimited

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5963751,00.html


<snip> House Republican leader John Boehner cited Israel's ``unique relationship'' with the United States as a reason for his colleagues to swiftly go on record supporting Israel in its confrontation with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

Yet as Republican and Democratic leaders rally behind the measure in rare bipartisan fashion, a handful of lawmakers have quietly expressed reservations that the resolution was too much the result of a powerful lobbying force and attempts to court Jewish voters.

``This is the usual problem with any resolution that talks about Israel - there are a lot of closet naysayers up there (in Congress), but they don't want to be a target of the lobby'' of Israel, said Eugene H. Bird, president of the Council for the National Interest, a group that harshly condemns Israel's military campaign.

The White House on Thursday defended its stance in the Mideast crisis, brushing off allegations that the United States is not pressuring Israel to stop its attacks on Hezbollah militants in Lebanon that have claimed civilian lives.

``The question is `How would the United States stop the fighting?''' Snow asked. ``I'm not sure at this juncture - you don't just step in and put up a stop sign.''

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1. Roll, Democrats, Roll.

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It is time once again to stand behind our commander-in-chief during a time of war!

Listen, America. You must vote Republican in the face of threats from extremist terrorist groups like Hezbollah and the government of Lebanon.

November will be the time to tell the world that we are strong and resolved by backing the pro-war, pro-military Republican Party of our 'war president'.

Election day will not be a time to show weakness by voting for the Democrats who wanted to 'cut and run' in Iraq.

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Well ... that's it, right?



Lebanese terrorist exterminated by Israeli Defense Forces with the approval of the U.S. Congress.

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2. Sadly, so very sadly, yes. I'm giving up...there is no way for us to

'take back America' from the corporations and war-mongers and there is no way for the populations of any country to control the actions of those seeking domination, power, and wealth.

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4. this is exactly what they want us to do

please do not give up.

they are nothing but warmongers, and now with the backing of Isreal, we are more trouble with those Arab countries, no wonder they continue to be pissed off at the US. This regime is creating more terrorists. thus promoting more fear, that is what exactly they are doing, and playing that fear card.

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3. what a ignorant response from snow job

why doesn't bush just step in with a stop sign.