Consequential Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy is the title of a book by John Mearsheimer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, and Stephen Walt, Professor of International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, published in late August 2007. It was a New York Times Best Seller.The book describes the lobby as a "loose coalition of individuals and organizations who actively work to steer U.S. foreign policy in a pro-Israel direction". The book "focuses primarily on the lobby's influence on U.S. foreign policy and its negative effect on American interests".[4] The authors also argue that "the lobby's impact has been unintentionally harmful to Israel as well."- WikipediaI strongly oppose the encroachment of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) into US foriegn policy and endore this book to anyone who's interested.Here's an excerpt. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The Mr Blobby lobby:http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1993/gallery/340/blobby.jpg Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 ... and the Hobby Lobbyhttp://www.groceryshopforfree.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Hobby-Lobby.jpg Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 ... and lets not forget, The Snobby Lobbyhttp://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/cameron-bullingdon-club.jpg Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Not to mention... the Jobbie Lobby!http://www.toiletcubicles.org/products/images/Freestyle.jpg Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consequential Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Judging by your dismissive attempts at parody, Loz, I can only assume that you're either Israeli of a pro-Zionist.Israel's a parasitic leech on the American taxpayer and has gone far beyond what it was territorially allocated. Now that the likes of AIPAC have got their claws well and truly stuck into Washington's back through financing both Republican and Democrat election campaigns, their further violations go without sanction. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Consequential Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Judging by your dismissive attempts at parody,> Loz, I can only assume that you're either Israeli of a pro-Zionist.Nope. Try again. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consequential Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 @Loz. Then why the childish parodies/distractions? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JahSE22 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 As for so-called rogue states in the Middle East, they are not a dire threat to vital US interests, except inasmuch as they are a threat to Israel. Even if these states acquire nuclear weapons ? which is obviously undesirable ? neither America nor Israel could be blackmailed, because the blackmailer could not carry out the threat without suffering overwhelming retaliation. The danger of a nuclear handover to terrorists is equally remote, because a rogue state could not be sure the transfer would go undetected or that it would not be blamed and punished afterwards. The relationship with Israel actually makes it harder for the US to deal with these states. Israel?s nuclear arsenal is one reason some of its neighbours want nuclear weapons, and threatening them with regime change merely increases that desire. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/20691-the-israel-lobby/#findComment-503136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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