tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post3421627466651174256..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: Netanyahu: the right's shadow presidentSamuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-38794630742256706072015-02-20T07:31:36.441-05:002015-02-20T07:31:36.441-05:00I agree, in general, with your assessment. But I ...I agree, in general, with your assessment. But I also think that, given the uber-tribal mentality of the majority of middle-eastern natives, most of them don't care about what happens to other tribes, but they can all (it seems) unite under the banner of hatred for Israel and it also seems there is a lot of hatred, from certain sectors of the Israeli population - for all muslims, whether of arab, egyptian, persian or other descent. A hatred that, it seems, has existed on and off for a few thousand years now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-4739021806253468162015-02-17T12:24:22.054-05:002015-02-17T12:24:22.054-05:00Except that's not true. Iran, for instance, is...Except that's not true. Iran, for instance, is "at war" with us because we propped up their oppressive Shah by overthrowing a popular government, and that had little or nothing to do with Israel's interests and a lot to do with oil. Israel provides a convenient rallying point for Muslim radicals but the primary grievance for many of them is their assumption that the U.S. props up other "un-Islamic" governments in the region. If Israel didn't exist Americans would find reasons to stick their noses into the Middle East. <br /><br />All that being said, we really should "turn our back on both groups" and let them stay in a <i>geographically</i> defined "bronze age" zone until they learn to play well with each other and everyone else.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-26940843388875071822015-02-16T19:42:29.571-05:002015-02-16T19:42:29.571-05:00Hopefully the American people will put 2 and 2 tog...Hopefully the American people will put 2 and 2 together and realize that the only reason the muslims are "at war" with us is <i>because</i> of Israel, and we should turn our back on both groups, move ahead into the future and let them stay in the bronze age where they belong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com