Jdawg: Sincere supporters of Israel are on both extremes of the Iran debate, and at every gradation between (as are many who are far less supportive). One can support Israel and still find fault with the war in Iraq. Why? A couple of examples:
1) We've accomplished the Iranian goal of a Shiite state in Iraq, thus freeing them up for other mischief.
2) We've bogged oursleves down to the extent we've forestalled the use of ground troops where they might prove more necessary (Iran might very well prove an example)
I could go one and on. Yes, there are arguments on the other side as well. My point is not to state who is right or wrong on Iraq (although I believe the war is a mistake), but to make clear that pro-Israel liberal pols are not necessarily victims of either cynicism or cognitve dissonace.
If you were a real freind of Israel, you would welcome such support and save the gotcha games for a time when Israel was not fighting fo its life.
Jdawg: Sincere supporters of Israel are on both extremes of the Iran debate, and at every gradation between (as are many who are far less supportive). One can support Israel and still find fault with the war in Iraq. Why? A couple of examples:
1) We've accomplished the Iranian goal of a Shiite state in Iraq, thus freeing them up for other mischief.
2) We've bogged oursleves down to the extent we've forestalled the use of ground troops where they might prove more necessary (Iran might very well prove an example)
I could go one and on. Yes, there are arguments on the other side as well. My point is not to state who is right or wrong on Iraq (although I believe the war is a mistake), but to make clear that pro-Israel liberal pols are not necessarily victims of either cynicism or cognitve dissonace.
If you were a real freind of Israel, you would welcome such support and save the gotcha games for a time when Israel was not fighting fo its life.