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In reply to the discussion: My only post on the ME crisis [View all]Buns_of_Fire
(17,181 posts)34. As far as not supporting any side, perhaps our government feels it has no other option.
I took nadin's advice and Googled "Sampson Option." I read through the Wikipedia article, which was depressing enough, but this one paragraph chilled me to the bone:
In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab forces were overwhelming Israeli forces and Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized a nuclear alert and ordered 13 atomic bombs be readied for use by missiles and aircraft. The Israeli Ambassador warned President Nixon of "very serious conclusions" if the United States did not airlift supplies. Nixon complied. This is seen by some commentators on the subject as the first threat of the use of the Samson Option. (bold mine)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Option
It would explain why Israel can thumb its nose at the world with impunity, and why the US feels compelled to support whatever they do. Basically, if the article is correct (and that paragraph above is amply footnoted with references to Hersh and others), it's almost like we're being blackmailed with the unspoken threat of another Masada where we'd all be forced to come along for the ride.
Just a thought.
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Yup, why the Palestinian Red Crescent is recognized as a national Society
nadinbrzezinski
Jul 2014
#20
They’re a state when it’s convenient; they’re not when it’s inconvenient. Just like the land is
Chathamization
Jul 2014
#50
So once more, they’re a state when it’s convenient; they’re not when it’s inconvenient.
Chathamization
Jul 2014
#62
What he's trying to tell you is that both Israel and Palestine are recognized as states
Hugabear
Jul 2014
#64
your HuffPo is not about extra judicial killings its about the execution of a confessed child killer
azurnoir
Jul 2014
#30
the second and third are from the same 2012 incident the forth is no longer availible
azurnoir
Jul 2014
#43
Welcome back, nadin. A rec from me because your opinion matters as much as anyone's. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Jul 2014
#10
As far as not supporting any side, perhaps our government feels it has no other option.
Buns_of_Fire
Jul 2014
#34
I couldn't agree more. But that makes too much sense to ever be implemented.
Buns_of_Fire
Jul 2014
#42
What do you think having nuclear arms is about? MAD is backed into the cake.
TheKentuckian
Jul 2014
#36
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2014
#29
You want to break the cycle, call out Israel on the occupation and quit the false equivalency.
BillZBubb
Jul 2014
#84
Sorry, but I can't agree with you here. Hamas hadn't fired rockets for 18 or 19 months and it would
magical thyme
Jul 2014
#89