US elections are in the air. The Israel Lobby has to be kept on side, no matter what. Forget about the interests of the US, foreign policy considerations and let alone how the rest of the world might be affected by Israel's and America's actions or policies.
"In Saturday night's Republican debate, Mitt Romney gave a defiant statement about Iran: he will stop it from getting nukes by any means, Obama won't. Yesterday Obama sought to parry Romney, saying that he is taking no option off the table.
Are we witnessing a primary between Romney and Obama right now, for the support of the Israel lobby?
I think so. Romney's braintrust includes neocons like Robert Kagan and Dan Senor, while David Brooks, David Frum and Bill Kristol have all said good things about Romney. Dennis Ross and Stuart Levey have both left the Obama administration, hurting his standing in the Israel lobby. Don't forget, the lobby defected from Bush to Clinton in '91 over settlements; and its fundraising abilities helped assure Clinton's election over the incumbent (as Max Blumenthal's post at AlAkhbar today points out).
Jews are sure to vote by a majority for Obama; but as a Forward package this week shows, Obama's polling numbers are sliding among Jews-- from 83 percent approval in early '09 to 54 percent in September. (Compared to overall #s going from 66 to 41.)"
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"In Saturday night's Republican debate, Mitt Romney gave a defiant statement about Iran: he will stop it from getting nukes by any means, Obama won't. Yesterday Obama sought to parry Romney, saying that he is taking no option off the table.
Are we witnessing a primary between Romney and Obama right now, for the support of the Israel lobby?
I think so. Romney's braintrust includes neocons like Robert Kagan and Dan Senor, while David Brooks, David Frum and Bill Kristol have all said good things about Romney. Dennis Ross and Stuart Levey have both left the Obama administration, hurting his standing in the Israel lobby. Don't forget, the lobby defected from Bush to Clinton in '91 over settlements; and its fundraising abilities helped assure Clinton's election over the incumbent (as Max Blumenthal's post at AlAkhbar today points out).
Jews are sure to vote by a majority for Obama; but as a Forward package this week shows, Obama's polling numbers are sliding among Jews-- from 83 percent approval in early '09 to 54 percent in September. (Compared to overall #s going from 66 to 41.)"
Continue reading here.
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