Lorr47
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I don't know if what this man said is true or not. However, if we do abandon Israel, we would have very little influence in the middle east considering that they are essentially our only real true ally in that part of the world. Also, Israel helps balance out the power through out that part of Asia. If Israel falls, Iran will become way more powerful and will have hell of a lot more influence than they ever did. If you don't believe me, look at what the fall of Iraq did to Iran: made Iran stronger. Lastly, if you were to take that Arkansa boy, and time him by 150 plus million, you will get the number of people that believe what this guy believes. So, in short, it would create a political uproar in an already deteriorating political system. Israel at the minimum, is a very important strategical ally to hold on to. They do keep countries like Jordan and Iran at bay, to some extent. They help spread American influence throughout the middle east. And, most importantly, they give us a huge amount of intelligence throughout the region. I am sure they are part of the reason why an attack has not occurred on American soil since 2001. If we were to turn our backs away from Israel during a time of war, which we are in, it would be devastating to our objective of fighting terrorism. In my opinion, turning our backs on Israel right now would be equivalent to turning our backs away from our allies during the cold war. If we would have done that, Russia would perhaps be at our door step. < Message edited by viewingthesite11 -- 6/7/2009 9:50:26 PM > If Israel is of such a strategic importance to the U.S., why did Secretary of State Clinton refuse to say that the U.S. would automatically come to the rescue of Israel should it be attacked by the Arab nations? The ABC commentator bored in trying to get Clinton to say it this morning and she refused.
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