US Senator Jon Kyl: Dealing with Iran crucial to Israeli security

[Purveyor]

US President George W. Bush places the utmost priority on stopping a nuclear Iran but he needs help, Senator Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) said Monday as he led a bicameral delegation from the United States to discuss security issues with Knesset members.

"In all of the years that I have been coming to Israel, one thing stands out to me above all others as crucial to the security of this country - and that is the need to deal with Iran," Kyl told The Jerusalem Post.

The senator, who has a close relationship with Bush, serves as head of the US-Israel Joint Parliamentary Committee on National Security with MK Yuval Steinitz (Likud).

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On Monday, Kyl, Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-California), Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) and Congressman Steve Pearce (R-New Mexico) met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu.

While Iran was at the focus of the talks, the lawmakers also discussed the future of the road map.

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[Kittycat]

2. I agree 150%

I'm getting sick and fucking tired of watching our children's future get blown up with this administration and their preemptive strikes and meddling. Can we focus on our own country for once?

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[liberal N proud]

4. Like I didn't know that was going to happen

[Robson]

5. Question for all

If our leaders and our country were killing young Americans and mortgaging our children and grandchildren's future on behalf of an obstinate country such as France, Germany or South Africa.......would we see the necessity for Americans to tip toe around discussing the rationale? So then why do we do so with Israel?

[Tom Joad]

9. Your comments never cease to amaze me, Jim Sagle

Brilliant, profound, and always human and compassionate, you are a fountain of wisdom.

Thanks for being you!
:toast:

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Think it's time that the US military just refuse. When did the USA take over as

Israel's security force? Does Arizona citizens know Kyl is more concerned with Israel than with the needs of Arizona citizens?

[peacetalksforall]

8. There appear to be hundreds of people in OUR government whose

number one work effort is maneuvering for Israel.

[peacetalksforall]

7. When I hear the words 'road map' I feel enraged. Which road map

are they talking about? Do they mean bombing the heck out of Iran?