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Report: US urges Israel against seizing Syrian WMDs
Yitzhak Benhorin, AP
Published: 22.07.12, 09:52
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1. US Urges Syria Against Seizing Syrian WMDs
Cheryl ,   Chicago, USA   (07.22.12)
WHY NOT??? Do you so quickly forget what Saddam Hussein did the the Kurds? Syria plans to use them against Israel and others. And very soon.
2. Obama has done more for Islam than anyone since 7th Century
(07.22.12)
3. USA says: let Israel be destroyed. Shame on them
(07.22.12)
4. Don't meddle in Syria Israel
Mike ,   Malaysia   (07.22.12)
we had enough of wars as long as they have intent of killing themselves they will kill each other .Remember that all war that Israel fought didn't kill as much as Arabs kill each other .It is more interesting and delightful to see the Arab committing mass genocide that London Olympic games
5. Russia, US will deal with it, Israel would inflame tensions
COLBERT ,   Treadmill, ISS   (07.22.12)
...just like all other wars ion the region, where the US and Russia are the main power brokers, Israel must stay out of it. Both sides in the Syrian civil war hate Israel, as they do in Afghanistan, and in Iraq. I suspect Russia is loading the Syrian chemical weapons on their ships as we speak.
6. What a gutless wonder the US
DT ,   TA Israel   (07.22.12)
administration. I hope Israel does all it needs to and with it a strike on Iran and the only warning Obama gets is a phone call after .
7. # 2 Agreed
Big bad Jew ,   United States   (07.22.12)
obama is the most pro muslim US president ever to be in office. Hopefully, the majority of Americans will vote him out and vote Romney in. Enough of this anti Israeli monster obama.
8. Obama and co would probably be
DT ,   TA Israel   (07.22.12)
relieved if it happened to Israel
9. #3
Harold ,   USA   (07.22.12)
I am a Christian and I back President Obama trying to be friendly with Islam because there are 1.6 Billion Muslims compared to 13 Million Jews. Besides that the US is getting most of their crued oil from Moslim countries and almost nothing from Israel.
10. #9
Nitirootman ,   Canada   (07.22.12)
Get your facts straight. Only 25% of US oil imports come from the middle east and this number is declining. Canada and Mexico are the top two US suppliers. The majority of Moslem countries are run by despotic or Islamic governments who have no respect for Christians like yourself. You are hitching your horse to the wrong wagon.
11. Horrid Obama regime doesn't want Israel to save herself.
Chaim ,   Israel   (07.22.12)
This is further proof the horrid Obama regime doesn't want Israel to save herself. First, they try to pressure Israel not to destroy Iran's nukes. Now they try to pressure Israel not to seize Syrian WMDs. We must ignore the evil Obama regime and do what must be done.
12. Stop your whining!
esse ,   --   (07.22.12)
No one wants Israel to create more chaos in Syria (which is exactly what would happen if they tried to take out Syria's WMDs.) They'd also probably blow the whole operation (much like the fiasco in Lebanon.) It's best the more mature nations handle this.
13. Mond your own business Obama. Let Israel protect itself, you
hippocrates ,   earth   (07.22.12)
worry about the US, talk about micromanagement. Israelis lives are at stake, butt the f* out. Iran would be nuke-less if Israel wasnt handcuffed the past 15 yrs.
14. Syria must have already given WMD to Hamas, Hizbullah
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (07.22.12)
When Assad falls, new government will search for WMD to prove old Assad Authorities were using WMD against Muslims, so Syrian authorities will not allow such evidence of crime will remain behind them, thus they will not wait last day of Assad to get rid of WMD. They are likely given to Hizbullah and hamas. In any case you will immidately start to capture them as soon as they start to fire WMDs on Israel. Buy Umbrellas.
15. Israel's defense
Brod ,   USA   (07.22.12)
Israel has the right to defend itself against WMD threats. It does not need the closeted Islamist for permission. By now, Assad should realize how stupid having those poison WMDs in his arsenal. Israel could help Syria destroy them before these chemicals destroy the region. Obviously, the Hitlerites want to prevent Israel from defending itself against WMDs. They have the same agenda as Hitler!
16. #9 Harold
Israeli ,   Haifa   (07.22.12)
You are NO Christian. True, bible believing and bible living Christians support Israel to the maximum in complete agreement with the plans of the God of the bible, who is CALLED the God Of Israel, and is FOR Israel. You have another god. Don't defile the term "Christian" which means "one who follows Messiah", when you obviously do NOT follow Messiah.
17. Harold # 9
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (07.22.12)
What do numbers have to do with it or what Israel can or can't give us? God doesn't care about numbers or oil. Do you think we should be friendly with the devil because there are a lot of people going to hell and Satan has the numbers?
18. How freaking encouraging,.....
Gideon Reader   (07.22.12)
...Following up on an unbroken string of foreigh policy and international relations follies, blatantly stupid missteps, clearly foreseen boondoggles, sub-moronic foulups and outright blunders, the U.S. guided by the idiot savant of brilliance ZerObama and the shorter, fatter, hair challenged SecState Hilarious, of the Arab Spring and "Hamas ain't heavy...they're my Moslem Brothers" fame again try to force feed their studied incompetence gruel to Israel; who I hope ain't swallowing. Somewhere Mel Brooks SHOULD be busily writing the book for a film/stage comedy based on these clowns. Until then please pardon me while i turn my face away in shame for the embarrassment those polititurd dolts who are alleged to be "in charge" of U.S.foreign policy, are causing me.
19. Harold #9
Brod ,   USA   (07.22.12)
You sound more like an Islamist-Jihadist. True Judeo-Christians do not think like you. The fact is there are 1.3 billion Muslims who are victims of Islam. America does not need Islamist oil. America has more oil reserve than all the Islamist countries combined. Islamist-Jihadists can drink their own oil. Obama does not represent Judeo-Christian America. Come November he will be dethroned from the WH.
20. Laying groundwork for another "preemptive" strike.
Luke ,   USA   (07.22.12)
21. Harold is OK by me. What has israel ever
American2   (07.22.12)
done for the US, other than medle in our government and rob our treasury.
22. #18 go screw yourself
frank ,   --   (07.22.12)
The US is the last nation on the planet that puts up with Israel's BS. Perhaps you're ungrateful by nature, or perhaps you raised to be a spoiled brat. Either way, keep your blaming to yourself as you make Israelis look like a bunch of rotten little children.
23. American2 #21
Brod ,   USA   (07.22.12)
Another AntiSemite/Islamist-Jihadist pretending to be American. The fact is Israel has done more for America than Obama. Obama has destroyed America's economy, leaving 30 million people uenemployed and underemployed, millions of home foreclosures, millions of bankruptcies, emboldened Islamist-Jihadism around the world, 16 trillion dollars in national deficits/debts, etc.
24. frank #22
Brod ,   USA   (07.22.12)
America and the Free World support Israel because of common shared values on Democracy that is founded from GOD'S Holy Book-the Bible. The dark forces of tyranniy, barbarism, AntiSemitism and Islamist-Jihadism are the enemies of America's Constitution of liberty, democracy and the pursuit of happiness.
25. To: No. 22
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (07.23.12)
What's the matter? Does the truth hurt? The current administration is inept in terms of domestic policy and a disaster in terms of foreign policy. I would like nothing more than an American president and Secretary of State whom I can whole-heartedly support. Unfortunately, Obama and Clinton have presided -- even created -- one disaster after another. I'm sure they mean well; they're just the wrong people for their respective jobs.
26. To: No. 21
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (07.23.12)
How about refining and improving computer technology? How about inventing cellular phone technology? How about improving just about every piece of American military materiel and sharing it with their American manufacturers? How about visual recognition software in use in every American airport? Oh -- if that isn't enough -- how about creating 70% of chemotherapy protocols in use throughout the world today, including -- especially -- the United States? And that, you fool, is just the tip of the iceberg. You clearly have absolutely no understanding how American foreign aid to Israel is structured. It isn't as if Israel is Pakistan, where the United States dumps $3 billion annually in cash -- to the country which harbored Osama bin Laden for ten years, no less. I suggest that you go out and acquire an education. You and your BFF Harold.
27. Sarah gets it wrong
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (07.23.12)
- Cellular technology was invented by American Bell Labs and improved by European Nokia and Siemens - Any Israeli involvement was miniscule. - All of the major computer technology came from the US and UK and now from China. Until recently the fastest computer in the world was Chinese. - As far as medicine, Israel contributes equivalent to its size. In fact most of the major new medicines were funded by the US government and at US companies. The bottom line is while a few Israelis are fairly smart, they are no smarter than other humans in other parts of the globe. Today, the area with the greatest achievement is China because the government is willing to fund the education and research need to rapidly advance science.
28. Spyguy #27
Brod ,   USA   (07.23.12)
Sarah is right. The fact is it was the contribution of billiant Jewish scientists and engineers that made America the Super Power of the world (The Manhattan Project). The same is true with other high tech nations in the West. Most of America's top scientists, doctors and engineers are Jews. Why? Because GOD had pronounced His blessings on the Children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob since ancient time. Read your Bible. Don't be jealous about it. Without Jewish contributions there would not be high tech materialization in the world. Only the world of AntiSemites and Islamist-Jihadism seems not to know this reality.
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