Obama and Israel - a response
To Chicago Sun Times Letters Editor
It is disappointing that a fine public servant like Ira Silverstein (IL Senate-8th), would put the interests of the extremist Israeli Likud Party, seeking to draw us into supporting their upcoming, pre-emptive war against Iran, over America's national interests (Obama and Israel; Letters, September 13).
It is equally disappointing that Sen. Silverstein spins his support for these un American policies in terms of his concern that the President's failure to bow down to every demand of these war hungry Israeli leaders jeopardizes his chances of being re-elected.
President Obama is pushing back hard against supporting an Israeli pre-emptive strike because he understands it represents, morally, a monstrous war crime against humanity; and on a practical level, may quickly escalate into a region wide war causing enormous casualties on all sides, devastate Israel's long term security and likely destroy any chance of a worldwide economic recovery.
Inexplicably, there is more serious, prudent dissent to the Likud Party's rush to war among responsible members and former members of the Israeli government than there can ever be in the US. This is because the Israel Lobby so dominates all levels of Congress and the media, that few dare utter a word of sanity or restraint.
Sen. Silverstein and other political leaders need to look at their passports and comprehend whose country's national interests they need to support. There is an existential treat in all this: America committing suicide from not knowing when to say no to any country or group who pleads and threatens and intimidates and demands that we fight their rivals for them.
It is disappointing that a fine public servant like Ira Silverstein (IL Senate-8th), would put the interests of the extremist Israeli Likud Party, seeking to draw us into supporting their upcoming, pre-emptive war against Iran, over America's national interests (Obama and Israel; Letters, September 13).
It is equally disappointing that Sen. Silverstein spins his support for these un American policies in terms of his concern that the President's failure to bow down to every demand of these war hungry Israeli leaders jeopardizes his chances of being re-elected.
President Obama is pushing back hard against supporting an Israeli pre-emptive strike because he understands it represents, morally, a monstrous war crime against humanity; and on a practical level, may quickly escalate into a region wide war causing enormous casualties on all sides, devastate Israel's long term security and likely destroy any chance of a worldwide economic recovery.
Inexplicably, there is more serious, prudent dissent to the Likud Party's rush to war among responsible members and former members of the Israeli government than there can ever be in the US. This is because the Israel Lobby so dominates all levels of Congress and the media, that few dare utter a word of sanity or restraint.
Sen. Silverstein and other political leaders need to look at their passports and comprehend whose country's national interests they need to support. There is an existential treat in all this: America committing suicide from not knowing when to say no to any country or group who pleads and threatens and intimidates and demands that we fight their rivals for them.
posted by Walt Zlotow at 10:42 PM
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