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Mullen says he sees threats from Israeli angle
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 27.06.10, 18:07
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1. Comrade Obama likes authority
A Nice Fellow ,   Montreal   (06.27.10)
His perverted ego will bring ruin upon the US. He is a dangerous man.
2. Between politics and friends.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (06.27.10)
"Army Says Israeli Armor Has Saved "Many" U.S. Lives in Iraq. The U.S. Army has thanked Israel for supplying it with armor for armored personnel carriers (APCs) in Iraq, the Israel21c website reported. The Israeli armor has saved "many lives," according to a letter sent by the Army to Rafael, the Israel Armament Development Authority. Israel expedited delivery of the armor to the United States to help protect American APCs from roadside bombs, which have killed more than 150 U.S. servicemen in Iraq.(March 2005). Lately the alliance with the USA bears a question mark : http://xrl.us/beub6e
3. just think
quick truths ,   montana united state   (06.27.10)
israel caused thousands of our boys and girls to die by pushing our government to invade iraq,now jewish interests are trying to sacrifice more of our children by pushing us to invade iran. even the most confident of you must know that when the american people turn on jews in america for their treason youll have only yourselves to blame.how did underming germany by collaborating with its enemies and the versailles treaty manipulation work out for you in the long run?
4. Mullen sees threats ! Thats a joke !
DT ,   TA Israel   (06.27.10)
Don't put your faith in Mullen. He has as much influence , and a personality to match, as a corpse
5. Oren's remarks are right on the money
Sam ,   USA   (06.27.10)
Israel expects US foreign policy to be determind by emotions and sense of friendship regardless of interests. While Obama and US foreign policy makers are guided by US interests as should be. What are they teaching in the Israeli foreign office? international relations guided by oy vey?
6. Main problem is that Mullen is not the President
Alan ,   SA   (06.27.10)
7. #3-Cr@p
Alan ,   SA   (06.27.10)
8. can not stop lauging :) "Israeli "what?!!!!
Salma ,   Palestine   (06.27.10)
9. Quick Truths indeed
Montana Antedote ,   Billings, Montana   (06.27.10)
The Nazi who is writing under quick facts does not speak for us in Montana. His jackbooted, brownshirt style of demented thinking is what gets some foolish countries into trouble. Fortunately, more Montanans as most Americans value the democracy that is Israel and see Israel as the only true and strategic ally in the Middle East. No American soldier has yet died defending Israel, we understand that. We understand that America will pursue its own foreign policy based on what is right.
10. Mullen is not to be trusted.
Steve Klein   (06.27.10)
Mike Mullen while serving Bush, warned that an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites could prove "extremely stressful" for his forces. "Opening up a third front right now would be extremely stressful on us" this pusillanimous man opined. Mullen said an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities would be a high-risk move that could destabilise the whole of the Middle East. Mullen could care less if Israel is wiped off the face of the map.
11. Sam #5: Why "as it should be?"
Steve   (06.27.10)
Why do you say foreign policy makers should be guided strictly by self-interest? This is a prescription for immorality and evil. Why do you advocate an immoral foreign policy?
12. Admiral Mullen: Please read the books of Zechariah and Joel
Rivkah   (06.27.10)
in the Bible and also John McTernon's book, "As America Has Done To Israel", to get an understanding of Israel from God's perspective. When the Jewish Messiah (also called Yeshua) comes, He will divide the nations of the earth into goat and sheep nations. Those who were kind to the Jews are sheep nations. Those who were not are goat nations. Please don't let America become a goat nation. Israel is the apple of God's eye and America is blessed by the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Judah, Joseph, and Levi. The other sons of Jacob were disinherited. Levi's inheritance and blessing was re-established at the time of Moses. Joel says dividing God's land will lead to Armageddon. God's land can be seen from satellite photos as the mountains and valley's of Jerusalem that form the name of God Yod-He-Vau-He, pronounced Yahweh or in English, Jehovah. Do not divide Jerusalem or America will be divided. The prophecy of Daniel chapter 8 of the notable horn (USA) breaking into four parts does not have to happen if America does not pressure the division of Jerusalem. God (Yahweh) gave it to the Jews and it should remain entirely under Jewish sovereignty. The Christians think they replaced the Jews in God's plan when they were grafted onto the faith with Jewish roots and are by no means the root of the faith as the Jews are.
13. Obama could learn alot from Mullen about being open minded
zionist forever   (06.27.10)
If what Mullen is saying is true and not just for the media and he really does try and look at things from an Israeli point of view it shows he is a professional. Its just a shame his commander in chief has such a closed mind. Obama has made up his mind whats what and thats all that matters only his point of view and if he wants a role in ATTEMPTING to make progress he must not say I know best and thats all that matters which is what he has been doing since day 1 of his presidency. Mullen & Barak certainly seem to be looking at dress code from each others point of view. Barak usually meets with dignitaries in that awful looking leather jacket of his whilst they are wearing expensive suits. In this case Barak is wearing a suit ( even if it does look cheap and badly fitting ) he is wearing a suit whilst Mullen is wearing battle dress. Thats what you call looking at each other from each others angle.
14. #3 and just imagine
akh ,   jerusalem   (06.27.10)
what will happen (if and) "when the american people turn on on " Muslims.....
15. #3 Just Think
Predator Drone ,   Helena, Montana   (06.27.10)
To whoever calls himself Quick Truths and can't articulate a cogent thought and certainly speaks no truth let alone truths. Quick may well describe some of your other deficiencies. We do know where your Nazi camps are located. We have drones that can fly over your camps and watch your book-burning rallies. We are coming for you. Never forget that in your beloved state of Montana, the capital city, Helena, was named for a pioneer Jewish woman.
16. who speaks against israel
alexi   (06.27.10)
look at who speaks against israel-chavez, a tinpot dictator from venezuela who limits the media and who oliver stone adores; ahmadinejad, a ph.d. dictator who has american blood on his hands from 79 and who stole the last election with kamenei; assad, an arguable opthamologist who a british school admitted in arab affirmative action and whose hands are filled with hezbollah missiles;erdogan of turkey, an islamist in a nice suit who lies and who is in bed with brotherhood terror operatives while basburg sits and watches. Well, Israel may have to play its security asset card while mullen is visiting. If obama keeps his one sided moslem outreach at israel's expense which is exactly what he is doing, he will lose israel as a strategic ally. And israel will not go quietly into the night. If it can't live in the middle east, no one will live in the middle east. Israel should not be ashamed as it is a good solid country with a few weaklings who would accept an arab majority government like haber, barnea, beilin, olmert, dekel, even barak who is unbelievably weak for a military man.
17. #3 Ah yes! Jews, the great manipulators!
Roman ,   Lod, Israel   (06.27.10)
You know, the thing about conspiracy theories used to justify hatred, particularly racial hatred, is that they tend to be used by a very specific kind of person for very specific kind of goals. So tell me, now that you've justified a future genocide to yourself. How does it feel like?
18. Obas foreign policy guided by U.S. Interests
Steve ,   Palm Beach, USA   (06.27.10)
I only wish that Obama's interest and loyalties are allighned with the U.S. Plenty of evidence indicates that is not the case!
19. 3
zionist forever   (06.27.10)
Do you seriously believe that Israel pushed the US to invade Iraq? I thought those conspiracies belonged on Haaretz. Think LOGICALLY for just 1 minute exactly what what a US invasion of Iraq was going to do for Isael. 1) Saddam Hussain had no missiles 2) He may or may not have chemical weapons left but he had no delivery systems. 3) He was controlled, the oil for food program suited Israel just fine. As long as these sanctions were in place Saddam would be unable to rearm. Iraq was no threat to Israel. If we had wanted to get the US to go fight a battle for us wouldn't it have made more sense to push them into going after Iran. Iran was developing a long range missile system. Iran had one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons in the region and we knew they were working on a nuclear program. The Iranians have wanted to see Israel destroyed since the ayatollahs came to power in the 80s. If your an Israeli government and you have the ability to influence the US into going to fight a war which would you chose? Weak Iraq or a strong Iran? It was the Bush adminstration that decided for their own reasons that they should invade Iraq. Probably more about Bush wanting to finish what his daddy started and getting rid of Saddam Hussain and maybe it was a legitimate belief Saddam had chemical weapons only they know the reason for the war but it sure wasn't fought for Israel. GET REAL
20. 11 Steve
Sam ,   USA   (06.27.10)
Foreign policy between “normal” countries is based on national and strategic interests as should be. This is the nature of foreign relations between all countries in the world. It is a give and take process serves to maintain good and balanced relations of all sides involved as well as meeting their interests. Israel however is demanding special status and entitlements in its foreign policy that no other country does, especially from countries, like Germany and the US. Israel expects special considerations and support from those countries even if doing so is in direct conflict with their own interests. When it doesn’t get its way, it screams anti Semitism. By getting its way it makes Israel irresponsible and unaccountable to its own actions since it knows it can get away with it. It is unhealthy, manipulative, sick relationship that eventually leads to real anti Semitism and rejection as we are witnessing the by the increased Israeli isolation and hatred world wide.
21. 19 you might be zionist but you don't know much
David ,   USA   (06.27.10)
Saddam was considered Israel # 1 enemy by Israeli intelligence. They plotted numerous plans to take him out Tseelim B is one of them, whereby they lost quite few sodlers. Israel was quite active in pushing the US to invade Iraq.
22. # 3
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.27.10)
Totally delusional. You are in urgent need of a brain transplant.
23. Sam #20: National "Interests"
Steve   (06.28.10)
Perhaps you know, George Washington in his Farewell Address made this point; nations are guided and motivated by interests. When Alexander Hamilton showed a late draft of this passage in the address to John Jay for his commentary, Jay expressed discomfort with the argument that "nations always are, or always ought to be moved only by interest motives." But it was too late. Washington meant exactly what Hamilton said and wrote according to the historian. That nations should be guided by interest alone is what led the allies to not lift a finger to help the Jews during the Holocaust, though clearly they had the means. The purported interest was winning the war without any diversion, though bombers returned to base flying over railway tracks, bridges leading to Auschwitz, near the crematoria, etc., with unused ordinance. Thus pure self-interest can not only be immoral but evil. I disagree with your assertion that Israel demands special status. Israel is asking America to stand by an ally in this war against the global jihad. Have you forgotten 9/11 Sam? Besides, I do not see where American interests conflict with Israel's interests. If America's interests as you seem to imply are in appeasing the jihadist enemy - as England's and France's interests were in appeasing Hilter at Munich - then your argument is immoral on the face of it.
24. #3 what Montana don't have state education?
or are you just ,   retarded?   (06.28.10)
25. #21 Tseelim B is the name of a military accident event.
Roman ,   Lod, Israel   (06.28.10)
Tseelim is an Israeli training base in the Negev desert - the accident in question did occur, at least according to what was told by media at the time, as part of a training for a spec op to assassinate Iraq's president, Saddam Hussein. This was in 1992, after Saddam had shot numerous SCUD missiles at Israel in the previous year, during the Gulf War - a war Israel was not part of. As Saddam was clearly an unstable madman at the time, with access to chemical weaponry, he was *then* considered a prime threat. In 2003, he was mostly a familiar threat, not an immediate one. Or perhaps you would like to claim that the Israel of 1992 plotted the American invasion of Iraq a decade later?
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