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"St." <dot### [at] dot com> wrote:
> "andrel" <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote in message
> news:497### [at] hotmail com...
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> > The Israeli government is probably not so certain about him or they would
> > not have used the last days of GW Bush to attack.
>
> Oh, wow. I thought the very same thing. Why did they do what they did when
> they did and why did they pull out just before the next President was going
> to be in power. Apparently, this is a cease-fire for about a week. Will
> Isreal continue?
>
> Is this to see what Obama says about it all? (As far as I know, he hasn't
> said anything yet about it, but I think he may have something up his sleeve
> in some way).
>
I'm quite cynical when it comes to US/Israel relations, and I live in the US. My
own feeling is that Israel had this invasion planned in detail for some time,
had tacit US approval, and was simply waiting for a 'window of
opportunity'--either through their own machinations of 'forcing the issue'
through their military behavior, i.e., 'tweaking' the Palestinians one too many
times in hopes of a response--or by using some transgression/aggression by the
Palestinians as an excuse. In any case, a foregone conclusion. The timing of
their invasion, its ferocity, and the pullout on the very eve of the change in
US administrations, all point to this, in an oh-so-obvious way. And the latest
Gaza destruction could never have happened without US consent (or at the very
least, its lack of a restraining voice.) My only surprise, a real one, is that
the US media has not put forward or discussed this scenario in any meaningful
way. Perhaps over here it is just too much of a hot-button topic. I can only
HOPE that Obama and his team will take a different tack in dealing with the
Middle East. It can only be better than what's come before.
I'm definitely glad to see Bush go. It's a solemn but happy day: A dark veil has
been lifted off of my country.
Ken W.
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