>> I have said this before and will say it again -- if not for our reflexive bias for Israel in the Middle East, Sept. 11 would not have happened
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>>Mike, it was this kind of talk that prompted guys like John Koziol to come up here and use words like "dumb-ass".
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>>The problem is that we have not done ENOUGH to back Israel.
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>There is a difference between supporting Israel in their right to exist and supporting them in illegal settlements and expansion beyond the UN agreement. We support Canada and would defend them but we wouldn't support them expanding into Alaska or Montana even if the locals would be much happier.

You said it so well: "There is a difference between supporting Israel in their right to exist and supporting them in illegal settlements and expansion beyond the UN agreement". Many in Israel believe God gave them that land. I don't believe the creator of the Big Bang gave anyone that or any other land.