Did You Know About the Surprising Views on Israel of Obama’s Likely Pick for Secretary of Defense?
AP
Israel’s supporters over the past few days have been voicing alarm at the prospect former Sen. Chuck Hagel is likely to be tapped by President Barack Obama as the nation’s next defense secretary.
That alarm is reaching fever pitch with prominent Democrats and Obama supporters now on the record expressing concern about the choice. This is due to Hagel’s past expressed hostility toward Israel’s supporters in Washington including his refusal as senator to sign onto pro-Israel and anti-terrorism statements.
Just last week, suggestions he does not support Israel were bolstered when the think tank Hagel chairs, the Atlantic Council, published an article headlined “Israel’s Apartheid Policy” equating Israel with South Africa’s historic racist policy.
The article’s author, Arnaud de Borchgrave, wrote: “Apartheid is what gradually emerged in the West Bank under Israeli occupation since Israel’s victory in the Six Day War almost half a century ago.”
Eli Lake at the Daily Beast spoke to “a senior pro-Israel advocate in Washington” who said: “The pro-Israel community will view the nomination of Senator Chuck Hagel in an extremely negative light. His record is unique in its animus towards Israel.”
Christians United for Israel’s Executive Director David Brog tells TheBlaze he’s concerned about Hagel’s past decisions regarding Iran:
An ascendant and potentially nuclear Iran poses the greatest security threat to American interests in the world today. Yet during his time in the Senate, Senator Hagel consistently refused to support meaningful action against Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s terrorist Revolutionary Guard, and Iran’s chief puppet, Hezbollah. I’ve not yet heard a convincing explanation for such passivity towards this looming strategic threat. On this state of the record, I don’t think that Senator Hagel is the right person to lead the Department of Defense.
Eli Lake spoke to a prominent Jewish leader about Hagel’s hands-off Iran approach and writes:
Josh Block, a former spokesman for AIPAC and the CEO and president of the Israel Project, told The Daily Beast, “While in the Senate, Hagel voted against designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, refused to call on the E.U. to designate Hezbollah a terrorist group, and consistently voted against sanctions on Iran for their illicit pursuit of nuclear weapons capability. It is a matter of fact that his record on these issues puts him well outside the mainstream Democratic and Republican consensus.”
In the past, Hagel has even garnered opposition from pro-Israel Democrats who have defended Obama’s Israel record. Ira Forman, who was in charge of the Obama reelection campaign’s outreach to Jewish voters, said in 2009—after Hagel was named co-chairman of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board—that he would have opposed Hagel’s nomination for a more substantive position. (Forman declined to comment on Hagel’s possible nomination Thursday.)
According to Politico, when Hagel was considering running for president in 2007, the National Jewish Democratic Council said that he “has a lot of questions to answer about his commitment to Israel.”
The Jewish news site the Algemeiner spoke to another prominent Democrat and Obama supporter, former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who is speaking out against the Hagel appointment:
“I believe it would be a terrible appointment…and so do apparently most of the Jewish leaders who have expressed themselves.” The Algemeiner writes:
“Such an appointment would give great comfort to the Arab world that would think that President Obama is seeking to put space between Israel and his administration,” Koch said, “I hope he doesn’t go forward with that appointment.”
Koch says that since his election, Obama has acted in support of Israel. “He has been stalwart since the election, nobody has stood up as well as he in support of Israel, I hope he continues with that,” he said. But the appointment of Hagel, he concluded, “would be a great mistake.”
Zionist Organization of America President Morton Klein told Algemeiner in September when Hagel’s name first emerged as a possible defense secretary: “He is one of the most hostile critics of Israel that has ever been in the Senate.”
“There is only a handful of senators that have been openly hostile to Israel and Chuck Hagel is one of them,” Klein added.
Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director Matt Brooks told the Algemeiner that appointing Hagel would be “a slap in the face for every American who is concerned about the safety of Israel.” Earlier this month, the RJC provided a list of Hagel’s actions as senator it views as evidence of his hostility toward Israel:
• In August 2006, Hagel was one of only 12 Senators who refused to write the EU asking them to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
• In October 2000, Hagel was one of only 4 Senators who refused to sign a Senate letter in support of Israel.
• In November 2001, Hagel was one of only 11 Senators who refused to sign a letter urging President Bush not to meet with the late Yasir Arafat until his forces ended the violence against Israel.
• In December 2005, Hagel was one of only 27 who refused to sign a letter to President Bush to pressure the Palestinian Authority to ban terrorist groups from participating in Palestinian legislative elections.
• In June 2004, Hagel refused to sign a letter urging President Bush to highlight Iran’s nuclear program at the G-8 summit.
• And here’s what the anti-Israel group, CAIR wrote in praise of Hagel: “Potential presidential candidates for 2008, like Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Joe Biden and Newt Gingrich, were falling all over themselves to express their support for Israel. The only exception to that rule was Senator Chuck Hagel…” [Council on American-Islamic Relations, 8/28/06]
RJC also quoted a 2010 Commentary Magazine blog post detailing Hagel’s past acts that could be viewed as appeasing terrorists:
• In 2009, “Hagel signed a letter urging Obama to open direct negotiations with Hamas…”
• In 2007 Hagel wanted to open direct, unconditional talks with Iran. (“It could create a historic new dynamic in US-Iran relations, in part forcing the Iranians to react to the possibility of better relations with the West.”) In 2007 he voted against designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.”
• In 2008, Hagel single-handedly killed an Iran sanctions bill in the waning days of the congressional session. (The bill in question was actually sponsored by then-Senator Obama!)
On Friday, Josh Gerstein at Politico posted audio from an interview Hagel gave Aaron David Miller for his book “The Much Too Promised Land” in which Hagel skewered what he called the “Jewish lobby.” Gerstein writes:
“The political reality is … that the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here,” Hagel told former Mideast peace negotiator Aaron David Miller in a 2006 interview. “I have always argued against some of the dumb things they do because I don’t think it’s in the interest of Israel. I just don’t think it’s smart for Israel.”
Hagel also said he didn’t think he had ever signed one of the letters the American Israel Public Affairs Committee regularly circulates to demonstrate support for Israel or tough stands against its enemies such as Iran. “I didn’t sign the letter because it was a stupid letter,” he said in the interview with Miller, referring to one such missive.
Hagel has also been blunt in dismissing those who think he’s not sufficiently supportive of Israel.
“I’m not an Israeli senator. I’m a United States senator,” the Nebraska Republican told Miller for his book “The Much Too Promised Land,” released in 2008.
“I support Israel, but my first interest is I take an oath of office to the Constitution of the United States, not to a president, not to a party, not to Israel. If I go run for Senate in Israel, I’ll do that,” the senator said.
Both Hagel and a White House spokesman declined to comment to Politico about the criticism against him.
The most vocal critic of the so-called “Israel Lobby” is cheering for Hagel’s appointment, which is only bolstering the pro-Israel opposition to Hagel. In an article he posted Friday titled, “Top Five Reasons Obama Should Pick Chuck Hagel for SecDef,” the author of “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” Stephen M. Walt provides Hagel’s policy on Israel as his reason number five:
5: He’s got the right enemies. Hagel does have one political liability: Unlike almost all of his former colleagues on Capitol Hill, he hasn’t been a complete doormat for the Israel lobby.
Walt even suggests Obama’s choice of Hagel is aimed at sticking it to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over their reported strained relations:
And what better way for Obama to pay back Benjamin Netanyahu for all the “cooperation” Obama received from him during the first term, as well as Bibi’s transparent attempt to tip the scale for Romney last fall?
Richard Baehr in Israel Hayom on Sunday explains how this debate relates to concrete issues Hagel would have to tackle as Defense Secretary:
Given U.S-Israeli cooperation on the Iron Dome and the critical months ahead for making decisions both in Israel and the United States on what to do to stop Iran’s nuclear program, Hagel is certainly not what supporters of Israel would be looking for to run the Defense Department.
Despite the chorus rising against him, in Politico’s assessment, “Few believe Hagel’s troubles would lead the Senate to vote him down.”
This article has been updated to include quote from Christians United for Israel.
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MONICNE
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:11amWould I want a humble but highly decorated hand-to-hand combat veteran who has proven his devotion to the US military wounded and homeless for 40 years to be in charge of the DoD?
Hmmmm?
Tough one! LOL
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Walkabout
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:31amSenator John McCain was as stand up guy during the Vietnam War. It doesn’t mean decades later that he is still a stand up guy (Keating 5).
Hagel is a Vietnam vet & rose to Sergeant. So yes he did his duty & I salute his achievements of 40 years ago. But he cannot call Hezbollah a terrorist group? Why? because they are also involved in social services for their own community? Pablo Escobar provided social services in Columbia if for no other reason than to gain popularity. Mr Hagel will not say that Hezboallah is a terrorist organization?
- 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
- April 1983 U.S. Embassy bombing
- TWA Flight 847
- Sending 5,000 soldiers to assist Assad.
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garbagecanlogic
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:34amI attended numerous Afgan and Iraq vets funerals here in Nebraska. The only one I saw chuckie at was one that we knew before hand was going to have both extensive television and print coverage. He came out of the funeral, did his PR thing and left. He never went to the cemetary and I’ve never seen him at another funeral. So don’t give me that sad story about him being a veteran.
P.S., we do not miss him here in Nebraska and he sure did not help Kerry by coming back to help him lose the senatoral position here. Keep him in Washington emptying trash cans or something.
Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
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RANGER1965
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:44amI would prefer a cantidate that can think critically, and isn’t (by his own admission) “haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam.”
Honoring his service in a hellish war is warranted. Putting him in charge of the defense of the United States, and the military is not. A man who can look at the cold calculus of war and not shrink away in disgust and fear is a necessity for this position. Sensitivity and feelings are fine but not when it is your responsibility to keep America safe for those that would destroy us.
I’m sure that in many ways he is a fine man, but the position of secretary of defense needs more than a fine man. It needs both a proven warrior (which he is), and one who was not so damaged from the war that he is incapable of defending this great country. Choosing him would be reckless.
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:48amHagel received an endorsement from CAIR.
Federal judge Jorge Solis named CAIR as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the aftermath of the Holy Land Foundation terror trial. To make the list, Judge Solis had to draw a link between the named organization and Hamas. Judge Solis used FBI wiretaps and sworn testimony to draw-up his list. Hamas delights in killing Jews and Americans alike.
If CAIR is backing Hagel, why are you?
“Remember Benghazi and ALL the Traitors!”
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oldguy49
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 11:20amwhen american jews vote obama back into office ………..well
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Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 11:38amI have to say this, I didn’t read the article but the headline made me think about those that believe the Jews are the leaders of the “New World Order”. I don’t really have an opinion one way or another about the theory, but i believe some who claim to be libertarian favor Obama because of his Anti-Jew feel. And in turn throw out support for Obama like candidates in order to fight the “New World Order”.
But I say to you the same thing that John Adams said about the french when trying to get their support during the revolution. Do not throw off the shackles of one tyrant, just to put on the shackles of another….
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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 12:03pmEverybody here is talking as if Barry was looking the best choice for your country and for Israel….please wake up!
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E.Souchak
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 2:02pmRahm Emanuel takes control of the “Muscle”
http://illinoispaytoplay.com/2012/12/17/rahm-emanuel-takes-control-of-the-muscle/
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MONICNE
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 6:01pmBringing John McCain into this is like bringing John Kerry. Nice try. Apples & Bananas & Oranges.
First Walkabout, you are not an American, so STFU. You are a Brisbane kiwifruit or something.
Second, McCain was an elite officer with a Naval Academy background – not a ground pounder but an Naval Aviator. His expertise with the Viet Cong was as a tortured POW, not an infantry warrior.
Hagel is known for VA Hospital and Vietnam Wall, McCain is known for Tanker contracts.
Walkabout, why do you act like such an outspoken expert on every single cut & paste wikipedia page that comes up? Why do you pretend to be a US Citizen/Voter? All you need to do is deny it.
T-E-A, NOT G-O-P
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overthecliff
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:11amWe get what we vote for and deserve it.
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repairsea
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:45amWe didn’t vote for these monsters. Voter fraud did and the GOP not standing up for what is right.
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rawmilker
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 12:10pmAny choice by Barry Soetoro is a bad choice for free America….
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G-WHIZ
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:00amDonna worry…the muzlimbrotherhood, komunists and Progs will insure he gets in forever!!
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GadsdenGurl
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 10:27amWHat do you think Zionists are? Libertarians? LOL
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deadend
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:59amNow all the Jewish people who voted for Obummer, have you woke up, are you still proud to have elected the 1rst black president and to show how progressive you are? Maybe now you will realize that Obummer is just plain evil, a lier and a communist.
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oldduffer
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:29amWhat’s so funny is that they voted for the mulatto community organizer that is another Jesse (Hymie Town) Jackson. This guy is self hating with feet in both cultures and stays with the culture that is 3rd. world mentality and slavish tendacies toward the white part. Chains on his supposed enemies would make him jazzed forever.
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pdw
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 4:27pmObama once said watch and see who he puts in office and you will know who Obama is, sad but true. He even got on TV during a football game because they have the largest amount of views. He waned his PR time to set the stage for his gun control attempts.
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Edomite
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:58amIf you think Obama is against the Jews there is nothing I can tell you because you have swallowed the bait!!!!! Lol! Don’t pay attention to Obama’s words and the media’s words, pay attention to Obama’s actions!!! Israel always has to appear to be the victim in the media to psychologically deceive you into feeling sorry for the Anti-Christ!!!!!
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TheRef
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:54amFor those who do not know Hagel on a personal level here is an interesting fact. Chuck is well known around Omaha for eating out at high end Steak houses. With that said he also is known for his drinking around Omaha. A number of times Chuck ( Jerico’s ) has gone for dinner to celebrate birthdays etc.. and overstays his welcome. Last time I saw him he had a party of eight who polished off 12 bottles of wine along with some cocktails and a beer or two. Very good tipper, however he is consistent on doing this around town. So say other Service industry persons. Just sharing about the Hagel I know. Oh and they drove off in this condition, with one of the white SUV’s getting lost and not finding their way out of the parking lot for a couple of tries. Hmmm makes you wonder about him.
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Timbot
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:49amIsrael’s occupation of the West Bank, illegal under international law, would not have been allowed to stand had it not been for the support of the United States. Hagel’s apppointment would be a great thing, if it means that the US will no longer permit Israel to act in contravention of international law.
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gyro
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:55amjust the facts nothing but the facts
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darkknight91
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:02amAdolf, is that you?
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Timbot
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:13amWhy should Israel be allowed to occupy stolen land?
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AUsername
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:23amo and our troops should die for the Islamists, how about no, bring them home and let the middle east turn itself into peices and take care of the people suffering at home.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:25amIsrael isn’t on stolen land anymore than the US is on stolen land with Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
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tzion
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:31am@Tim
Stolen from who exactly? The Palestinians? Or was it Egypt and Jordan who conquered the area in 1948 in a war they started and which Israel didn’t want. Israel conquered the territory through an armed conflict after being provoked in 1967. So Egypt and Jordan were innocent despite proactively conquering a region while Israel is guilty after retroactively conquering the same region. That’s like you stealing a gun, attacking me, and me wrestling the gun away only for me to be called a thief.
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Timbot
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:34amLand taken by force isn’t stolen land?
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Walkabout
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:41amTimBOT = Tim + Robot
A country that is attacked in 1948, 1956 & 1967 is supposed to give up land so that they have no strategic depth & it makes it easier for people like you to try again.
I don’t see France, Britain, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey (yes they killed and expelled many Syrians to make Antioch Turkish), Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Greece giving up any land. With the exception of Britain, all those land grabs/border adjustments were done in the 20th century usng force/violence. In some of those cases they took land where they had no ethnic majority or even any ethnics there.
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iampraying4u
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 11:30amtake your meds tim
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truthnstuff
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 12:40pmTimbo, bo, obozo, take your head out of the agitator in chiefs ****. So by your logic should we give back parts of the South West to Mexic
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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 2:14pmTimbot,
Watch this and learn something….but don’t trust the video, do your homework and check the facts…then, you can talk!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGYxLWUKwWo
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Timbot
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 10:03am@Walkabout: ‘A country that is attacked in 1948, 1956 & 1967 is supposed to give up land so that they have no strategic depth & it makes it easier for people like you to try again.’
People like me? Why is it that any criticism of the State of Israel is always met with accusations of a desire to destroy it? All I want is for the people of the West Bank and Gaza to be free.
Imagine you were lived in Gaza and had no freedom of movement. Say you have relatives in the West Bank; you can’t visit them. You can’t run a business as you’re not allowed to import or export anything, despite the Meditteranean being right there. Would you be happy with your lot?
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grimjack3791
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:40amI think Blaze writers need to look up the definition of the word “surprising”.
Obama appoints someone who hates Israel? How is that surprising?
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NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:50amExactly. He doesn’t have to hide who he is anymore. It will be full out war on the USA and Israel by the Commie-In-Chief especially after the 2014 elections.
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Walkabout
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:56am“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya
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Cavallo
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:47amIt’s the same deal as when they talk about “surprising” economic news. If I was an expert economist and as consistently wrong as the government stooges, I don’t think one could truthfully call me an expert, although working for the government you could likely draw doodles of cats and still pull a six figure salary.
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IndyGuy
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:38am“Did You Know About the Surprising Views on Israel of Obama’s Likely Pick for Secretary of Defense?”………….Nothing surprising at all……It’s OBAMA…
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steelpanther
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:38amWe are talking about an Obama pick, it would be surprising if he was pro-Israel.
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term limits for congress
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:36amAnother piece of the puzzle? Personally, I do not need any more clues.
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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:31amMust stand beside Israel, if not, you know what is going to happen! Maybe, that is why these United States of America is not mentioned in the Plan of God to be a factor! I have always said that the USA must fall away, before Phase II can come into play!
Gotta look at the ethnic background of Hagel, and that will tell you alot about the choices to fill high-level positions!
Come Lord Jesus, but I know things must get much worse before something GOOD happens, and that is not long off! Who will be that last person to seal the Church Age, before He comes? Could it be YOU?
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AlwysReady
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 11:43amThe USA is the False Prophet, Revelation 13:11. We looked like a lamb but we have learned the language of the dragon and we will carryout the wishes of the anti-Christ. Jesus is the only way.
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kdshell1
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:31amBut Obama is NOT a true supporter of Israel either!
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stablepar
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:36amthis can’t end well
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jakartaman
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:31amIf Barry selects Hagel he will be sending out a big and unambiguous message.
I am pro Islam and anti Jew.
The other message is American exceptualism is dead.
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Timbot
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:51amNonsense. Many Jews across the world are ashamed at the behaviour of the state of Israel. It’s bogus to portray criticism of Israel’s behaviour as anti-Jewish.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:44amTIMBOT
Many Americans like yourself(just a guess) disprove of America’s actions. Does that give Mexico a right to claim everything southwest of the Louisiana Purchase and repeatedly and with severe casualties fire nearly thousands of rockets into Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California? Then claim that any retaliations are unjustified claim a cease fire then fire even more rockets? If you say yes please move to a border town in Mexico, if not THAT is the situation Israel is in.
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truthnstuff
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 12:44pmIs Odumbo the 12th Imam? hmmmmmmmm
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chucksue351
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:21ampray that the jews in the state of israel will come to belief in the Messiah Yeshua and then they can be joined into the true Isreal of YVHV
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cdn1979
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 7:06pmso, are you saying jews have to convert to be saved?
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AUsername
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:14amwell its good if we have someone who doesn’t submit to Israel.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:19amTell me… when is the last time YOU submitted to Israel? Did they profile you at their airport when you were over their to protest and denied you entrance… is THAT what you’re talking about??
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piper60
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:23amAt least we have proof that the Republicans aren’t the home of Jew-hatred. The left of the Dems own that franchise- based on the refusal of Israel to surrender to Arab murderousness like good little euro-weenies.
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AUsername
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:33ami am talking about tax money going to Israel and that our troops going into Iraq to fight for Israel and the next countries they want us to attack is Iran and Syria and we can’ t allow that. our troops should only fight for our country and for defense only.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:34am“At least we have proof that the Republicans aren’t the home of Jew-hatred.”
Now that RINO and Republican fraud Ron Paul has left the building… hopefully his Israel and Jew hating Paleolibertarian supporters find a home back in the Liberal-tarian Party and stay there so the Republican Party can rid ourselves of the leftist, racist and anti-Semitic nonsense that they brought to us like an anchor around our necks…
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:39amAUSER. I’m all about not giving any predominantly Islamic countries any of our cash. I say we give our $$ just to Israel in that region. You on board with that?
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AUsername
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:50ami am against all foreign aid and we would be better off allowing private companies to profit off of Israel’s security demands.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:55amAUSER… you certainly are naive kid…
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tzion
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:33am@Auser
You do realize that all foreign aid is spent buying from US private companies right?
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AUsername
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:35amlet them spend their own money, not give them free money to buy products with, let the market work. that way there secured and we get some money and jobs. its an everyone wins solution.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 11:05amThat old invisible hand of the free market will take care of everything and make the world right as rain nonsense. Again… naive.
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bpitas
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:07am“While in the Senate, Hagel voted against designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, refused to call on the E.U. to designate Hezbollah a terrorist group, and consistently voted against sanctions on Iran for their illicit pursuit of nuclear weapons capability. It is a matter of fact that his record on these issues puts him well outside the mainstream Democratic and Republican consensus.”
Wow, a Congressman who’s actually Patriotic and realizes that our countries decisions shouldn’t revolve around Israel. I agree with everything Hagel stands for above, and I wish more people in Congress felt the same! We need more non-interventionalists in Congress – we can’t afford to be the policemen of the world, and those who attempt to do so represent our nation’s biggest threat to national security!
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enzomedici
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:20amUS Senators should be for America first. So he’s not a gung ho Israel supporter, big deal. Why is this a problem? Is he in the US government or the Israeli government?
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grimmster
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:30am@bpenis enzomedici aka encinom.
Dude you really need to try hard to disguise yourself,babbling on using the same words an phrases is a dead give away,you pos idiot……
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tzion
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:12amHezbollah has attacked Americans too so it would be in America’s interest to call them terrorists. Clearly he puts his opposition to Israel over American interests.
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goahead.makemyday
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:53amhttp://www.discoverthenetworks.org/printgroupProfile.asp?grpid=6256
See the whole “On December 10, 2006, hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah members and their Shiite allies rallied to demand that Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, a Sunni, establish a “national unity government” wherein Hezbollah would be allotted one-third of all Cabinet posts. Hezbollah deputy leader Sheik Naim Kassem declared that his side was willing to stage street protests for months to achieve its goal. “Does Bush want popular expression in Lebanon?” Kassem thundered to the crowd. “Do the West and the Arabs want to hear the voice of the people in Lebanon? Tell them ‘Death to America!’ Tell them ‘Death to Israel!’” Yeah it’s not just Israel they want dead it’s us too.
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thibx
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:05amjews in this country don’t approve of hagel but they voted for oboma. unreal.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:49amA lot of jews in this country don’t like Israel either. Their self destructive attitude is beyond logical comprehension. Not to mention the vast majority of religious hate crimes in the US are against Jews. No country is immune from suffering another holocaust. Given the right propaganda a new Hitler could easily rise to power.
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matamoros
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:55am@thibx “jews in this country don’t approve of hagel but they voted for oboma. unreal.”
Jews in this country are like catholics in this country. Just like the jews, 75% of catholics voted for o’dipsh1t. Actions always speak louder than words. These groups can profess their faith all they want, but it’s nothing but a show to mask their hypocritical piety.
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truthnstuff
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 12:34pmUnfortunately most Jews are secular and have a socialist bend. They generally do not support Israel and it is likely because they think it will make them liked. That is why most of them voted for the POS Marxist.
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Dushman Kush
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:04amComrade Hagel is an excellent choice. He will uphold the Constitution and assist the Muslim Brotherhood against the duplicitous infidels of Israel. Long Live Comrade Hagel !!!
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:14amYeah, okay “enemy killer”…. why they let you inmates at the prison use the computer is beyond me… ?? How DID you get into this country anyways… through Mexico ??
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Dushman Kush
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:19am@ T…..2
Not “enemy killer”, Comrade, but Killer of Enemies. Long Live the Muslim Brotherhood !!!
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:27amLmao… yeah, I’m sure you’re a heart breaker and life taker kid. Too much sugar in your Fruity Pebbles there internet warrior…
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gyro
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:00amkeep posting Dushman Kush your voice counts and needs hearing
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Dushman Kush
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:16am@ GYRO
Thank you for your encouragement, Comrade. Unlike some posters, Statements of Fact work well for me.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:20amGYRO. I looked at your last 10 comments. Seems you can’t offer up anything of substance in any direction except for being a five to ten word back-up singer for KOSH here and TROLLMONGER elsewhere. Where’s YOUR voice… or which “Pip” are you??
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 5:26pmHey TIME, DUCHEMAN KUSH is just another juvenile like TROLLMONGER. He’s hardly worth the giving him the time of the day. Just a trouble maker who tosses his word bombs and usually fades away. He is also another one of those idiots who uses the same name on many other sites. Cut and paste his name into your search engine, then check out things like his X-Box stuff and others. Just a kid.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:04amThere’s a few things I like about Hagel. He’s a ‘Nam Vet, former ground pounder and NCO from my old 9th Infantry Division… he isn’t quite as extreme as Ron Paul in his isolationist views and he’s NOT John Kerry.
Okay that’s all I got.
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RIGHT_WHERE_IT_HURTS
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:53amYou give yourself FAR too much credit.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 10:09amRIGHT wrote on another topic… “I laid a HUGE tapered-ender down on a plate, and took it to the nicest restaurant in town, and tried to pass it off as filet mignon, too.”
Sounds like you have nothing but [crap] to offer eh?? Two year olds play with their own doo-doo right RIGHT? Putz…
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momrules
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:03amI did not know much about Hagel until his name came up for Sec. of Defense then I started reading things about him. DO NOT get your news from the MSM or even Fox news. The only way to find out any truthful information is news sites on the internet.
I disagree completely with Koch about Obama’s support of Israel. Anyone with a clear mind can see that Obama’s allegiance is with Islam, not with Israel.
Chuck Hagel is a good choice for Obama. More support for those that would like to see Israel destroyed. That is why I believe that this man WILL be the next Secretary of Defense.
God bless Israel.
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 8:59amLook at this man’s record: voting in favor of Hamas, refusing to stand against Iran, Refusing to support Israel. Over and over again through the years this man has displayed his support of Hamas and disdain for Israel. God Please help America open it’s eyes and see this administration for what it is!!
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chicago76
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 8:57amThe Jews should have asked those same questions of Obama before they helped elect him.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 8:54amHagel will be the choice then for Obama, a person who hates Israel and when Obama gives the orders for the invasion of Israel under the guise of ‘freeing the Palestinians from Israeli subjugation’ will ensure that it happens.
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zelskid
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:01amwill never happen
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gyro
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:59amto late zelskid the plan has started
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DougHuffman
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 8:53amToo late, y’all elected him and his DHS blueshirts. Where are Pastors Bonhoeffer and Niemöller when we need them?
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Blight14
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 8:50amHagel sounds like a wise man……as opposed to about 99% of the rest of the subservients in ‘our’ government…..
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:00amare you serious?
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Dushman Kush
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 9:53amComrade Hagel is indeed a wise man. He didn’t need to Google “US Founding Fathers statements concerning the Jews.”
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GuruMeditation
Posted on December 17, 2012 at 6:44pm@Kushman Doush:
There is much truth aside from google.
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GadsdenGurl
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 10:28amNo more foreign aid, no more control by foreign lobbies who get us into wars that cause blowback!
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