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In article <15bmmqINNlqt@agate.berkeley.edu> dan@barkley.berkeley.edu (dan graves) writes:
>In article <EGGERTJ.92Jul30165655@moses.atc.ll.mit.edu>, eggertj@moses.atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert x6127 g41) writes:
>|> In article <159680INN7pj@agate.berkeley.edu> dan@jonas.berkeley.edu (dan graves) writes:
>|> >   We support Israel
>|> >   because it is in our interests to support the  only democracy
>|> >   of the region.   Democracies make better allies and 
>|> >   Israel has been one of USA's most steadfast allies.
>|> 
>|> 
>|> I don't understand what you mean when you say that Israel has been one
>|> of the USA's most steadfast allies.  Do you mean that the US has, in
>|> time of need, been able to go to Israel for help?  Do you mean that
>|> Israel has done its best to do what the US wants it to do?  Please
>|> explain.
>|> --
>|> =Jim  eggertj@atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert)
>
>Israel always supported us diplomatically when  our 
>incompetant president Ronald Reagan  wanted us to 
>do something stupid like negotiate with terrorists.
>They even abstained from retailiating against their
>enemies when their citizens were murdered by rocket
>attacks, just because we asked them to.  I would
>call this very steadfast.  I doubt any of the brutal
>dictatorships of the region would do the same.  The 

ARF says:

You seem to have the tail wagging the horse.  Israel is not a member
of the Security Council and therefore the support of Israel is totally
irrelevant.

We have provided the necessary vetos or support for every issue that was
of interest to Israel.

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