The events of the last 72 hours have been the equivalent of a massive earthquake in traditional US-Israel relations. Let's see how it plays out. Hopefully Netanyahu will back down and cancel the apartment project.

It's about fucking time. Israel should defend itself. We should cease all funding. They start wars and expect us to back them no matter what. They want to be sovereign and independent, let 'em. Unconditionally.

Hopefully Netanyahu will back down and cancel the apartment project.

#1 | Posted by moder8 at 2010-03-16 02:05 PM

Netanyahu will go ahead and build the 1600 apartment project in East Jerusalem and Obama and Biden are 100% correct in opposing it being built, especially when trying to negotiate peace talks.

If anyone thinks Netanyahu isn't a hard core Neocon they better wake up and smell the coffee.

Netanyahu is itching for war as are all politicans of the Neocon persuasion in both Israel and the U.S.

Neocons thrive on war.

Calif: I agree with your take on Netanyahu as a neocon. But I think it still possible that he will back down on the 1600 apartments. The relationship with the US seems too important to jeopardize merely for short term domestic political gain.

Some people on this site think I'm an Israel cheerleader because I'm very critical of all the moronic things Palestinians do and I often correct people for repeating popular "pro-Palestinian" myths surrounding the conflict that contradict historical fact. Really, I just don't like self destructive idiots and I find fashionable untruths to be annoying as hell.

I consider Israel and extremely one sided ally who successfully manipulates our government to act against the best interests of the US public. The disgusting story of the USS Liberty is the perfect case study for US-Israeli relations.

What we should do is remain allies with Israel without giving them any money. We can share intelligence where is serves both our interests and that's it. Make no mistake that Israel routinely tells us to go fuck ourselves whenever they feel the need. This latest thing with Biden is only the latest, not the most blatant example. There is no reason for us to be giving them a dime.

That said, relations with the Arab states are the last reason to cut off Israel. The extremists don't care about that issue. Its an excuse. If Israel were to magically disappear tomorrow, they'd find another excuse. Trying to placate the bigoted idiots and outright kooks is a waste of time.

#5 -- Excellent and unbiased post, Sully

There is an article in ths Scotland's Sunday Herald about possible preparations for an American attack on Iran.

Hundreds of powerful US "bunker-buster" bombs are being shipped from California to the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean in preparation for a possible attack on Iran.

The Sunday Herald can reveal that the US government signed a contract in January to transport 10 ammunition containers to the island. According to a cargo manifest from the US navy, this included 387 "Blu" bombs used for blasting hardened or underground structures.

Experts say that they are being put in place for an assault on Iran's controversial nuclear facilities. There has long been speculation that the US military is preparing for such an attack, should diplomacy fail to persuade Iran not to make nuclear weapons.

Although Diego Garcia is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, it is used by the US as a military base under an agreement made in 1971. The agreement led to 2,000 native islanders being forcibly evicted to the Seychelles and Mauritius. ...

Very, very interesting, Ray. Thanks for the article.

This reminds me of something else I read a couple of weeks ago about Israel preparing for a full scale attack on Syria. If there is some truth to both stories, then they fit the pattern of Israel and US coodinating an attack on Iran and Syria simultaneously.

Rumors like this come and go, and nothing happens. But I find that I never dismiss them as too crazy and forget about them. The leadership in Israel and US are criminally insane enough to do something like this.