tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post8391443110254714892..comments2024-03-28T02:24:37.733-05:00Comments on Flight Plan: Israel: Hero or villan?Lowandslowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-37394216998592265172015-06-18T17:41:44.265-05:002015-06-18T17:41:44.265-05:00Agree...it isn't what they did, but what they ...Agree...it isn't what they did, but what they DIDN'T do. Yes....shameful. Another of those "talk is cheap" situations politicians are so proud of.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-54525497803741490832015-06-18T16:29:01.784-05:002015-06-18T16:29:01.784-05:00What it did, in terms of the US, was deny giving J...What it did, in terms of the US, was deny giving Jewish refugee's entry to the US, except for a token number, at a time when the 'final solution' was well underway, and that was known to the diplomats involved. We could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. I think it is a particularly shameful example of the US taking the 'easy way' out. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-10855925089264058612015-06-17T20:52:02.210-05:002015-06-17T20:52:02.210-05:00Sounds like the conference didn't do much of a...Sounds like the conference didn't do much of anything....lots of hot air....about what I'd expect of bureaucrats.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-68129437608895207322015-06-16T16:03:14.557-05:002015-06-16T16:03:14.557-05:00No Simon, it was your intelligent insight that ins...No Simon, it was your intelligent insight that inspired me. I always enjoy our exchanges. Thanks. :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-76204362950945518652015-06-16T14:34:23.295-05:002015-06-16T14:34:23.295-05:00You have humbled me! I should have done more resea...You have humbled me! I should have done more research before weighing in before. That was a well-written article, covering a complex subject with admirable brevity. Of course that’s part of the problem – it doesn’t cover everything. There are some things that still rankle with the British, or at least with an earlier generation. I remember my late father always had a mutter or two about ‘The Stern Gang’ or ‘The bombing of the King David Hotel’ when the Israelis complained about the Palestinians’ terrorist activities. But yes, I’ll settle for your account as a fair summary, and agree with your closing remark. The US is trying to defuse at least some of the aggravation in the Middle East, and it’s made difficult when they’re such an obvious ally of Israel, especially as they have no real strategic need to be so closely tied to it.Simon Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515986779205716110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-44213603762486107032015-06-16T13:50:09.678-05:002015-06-16T13:50:09.678-05:00Will do. Thanks.Will do. Thanks.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-43966684202194047452015-06-16T13:18:17.020-05:002015-06-16T13:18:17.020-05:00I agree with Stephen's last sentence, and if y...I agree with Stephen's last sentence, and if you want a little more to lay at the feet of the US concerning Israel's condition in the early years, look up The Bermuda Conference during WW2, and the US role at the conference.Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-59434507211738183322015-06-16T10:30:13.278-05:002015-06-16T10:30:13.278-05:00I'm not a fan of any government based on a rel...I'm not a fan of any government based on a religion, and the State of Israel is based on Judaism. Non Jews have a difficult time in Israel and I'd never want to live there since I'm not a Jew. Also, this country seems quite qualified to defend itself and doesn't need our support. If I were king of the world (shudder at the thought) I'd declare Jerusalem the first world international city. No country or religion gets to have it, and I'd remove the UN from New York and place it in Jerusalem, and defend it with a UN army. It's a sad fact that our devotion to Israel is at the heart of America's Middle East problems, that and our refusal to turn to energy sources more plentiful and environmental than fossil fuels. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435235471457118706.post-47959485566116062902015-06-16T10:19:18.621-05:002015-06-16T10:19:18.621-05:00I'm on the side of whoever does not chop off p...I'm on the side of whoever does not chop off peoples heads and celebrate.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com