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Poll: Americans back Iran deal by 2-to-1 margin
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Published: 27.11.13, 08:40
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1. Israel doesn't want and doesn't expect to act militarity on
NL Katz ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (11.27.13)
Israel's behalf. But, Israelis - left, right and center - insist that Israel continues to act in its own defense as it - not as Obama - sees fit, by itself. The only conceivable objection to this can come from the Appeaser-in-chief at the White House, not from the American people as a whole.
2. Sorry, kids, but that's how it finally squares out
Cameron ,   USA   (11.27.13)
We may indeed attack at some point in the future, but only to serve American aims & interests. The way of it.
3. WHO TF CARES!?
(11.27.13)
Arik Einstein, the famous but modest singer is no more... another Israeli , genial, cultural icon is gone... May his soul RIP. Now back to "business": Israel has a land and a people to protect - The Land and People of Israel! Protect it from declared enemies, stupid allies and treacherous, unreliable "friends". Arik Einstein would've agreed with this.
4. #2 so right
(11.27.13)
You are right: Americans have their own interests. Preventing nuclear proliferation to folks who scream "death to America" or those who want revenge for the 66 children of IA655 is not an American interest. The only real American interest is what to do when you lose your old insurance policy but can't get a new one. Or if you are insured but can't afford the deductible and co-pay. But don't worry: you are all in it together, excepting White House staff who are exempt from Obamacare. Some are more equal than others.
5. #1. Obama's two way bet for HIGH STAKES
Norbus ,   Jerusalem   (11.27.13)
Gambling with a second Holocaust at stake.
6. #5 you mean
(11.27.13)
heads Obama wins, tails Israel loses?
7. Netanyahu has royally stuffed up
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (11.27.13)
alienating the American public is seriously bad news for the long term future of Israel. And all because he rules Israel to the benefit of 500,000 settlers and not for 5.5 million Israelis
8. Highs and Lows of the Superpowers.
Zechariah   (11.27.13)
Most political figures in Democracies have rough highs and lows but Putin is very popular even with Avigdor Leiberman.In the Gallus the Shoah survivors have great respect for Russia for its smashing of the Nazi Armies in the Great Patriotic War where Russian Patriotism was so courageous despite Stalins many errors.But the Essential Lesson is collective Defence .
9. #2 Cameron
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (11.27.13)
Do you really think, you're no longer the "Great Satan" only because you have signed some piece of paper? Come on. As soon as Iran feels strong enough, it will attack you.
10. Don't fall for these "surveys"
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (11.27.13)
PLEASE - think before you deduce on the "results" of these "surveys" because the "survey-ees" more than likely live in NY City, Boston, LA, or Seattle. True hearted Americans back Israel as we back our Constitution, our Freedom, and our Military.
11. # 3 I care...
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (11.27.13)
Don't forget little David. The Promised land is now a fact, it belongs to Israel.. All of Israel All of the land. "Next year Jerusalem" is this year. All of Jerusalem. BUILD ALL OF ISRAEL FOR JEWISH SURVIVAL.
12. REUTERS...Hmm...the English-Arab lousy mouthpiece
Andy ,   Manchester, UK   (11.27.13)
Reuters...Hmm...the English-arab mouthpiece for arab propaganda...hardly an objective organization. I wouldn't trust ANYTHING they produce. As a financial organization it is corrupt as well. Lousy software co full of lousy English louts
13. This Is One American Opposed
emanon ,   USA   (11.27.13)
The deal was sweet for Iran, bad for the rest of the world. Within two years, max, Iran will have some type of military nuclear device. Once they have it, they will use it within a year, most likely against Israel. Within one year after that initial use, they will use another device against America.
14. Polls
Merced Dave ,   Merced, USA   (11.27.13)
Americans were overwhelmingly against fighting in WWII until attacked by Japan. Even after being attacked by Japan, Americans were against fighting Nazi Germany. Then Hitler settled the issue by declaring war on the US. The lesson: polls do not decide the justness or wisdom of military action.
15. # 9 Brilliant! Thanks Albrecht Klein!
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (11.27.13)
Why is it people like Cameron, can live with "Death to America" "Death to Israel" and object to the realities of all the ME US allies reassessing the USA as an ally and head straight for Israel instead for security and brains with force?? I guess we American's deserve the title "dumbing down" assuming, Cameron is an American, ( a naturalized Iranian American or pal? ) Our troops are being killed by iran and her proxies, Israel less so for now as she's more diligent and has far more experience. I put my money on Israel every time. If G-d chose theJews, who am I to disagree? And, it makes me proud as a Jew. KEEP BUILDING !!!!!
16. # 2 Don't be so sure......
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (11.27.13)
Every plan is perfect until you meet the enemy. Iran is attacking American troops, financing many terrorists whose main goal after murdering their opposing fellow Muslim is to aim for an American. And, then there's the other examples say, in Britain where an off duty UK soldier was beheaded, hacked to bits and the assailant filmed with his hands dripping in his blood. Until people get madder than hell, all remains calm however, there will come an event that unites too many people demanding a fight with our diaper headed savage vile enemy. The way of it. But then, with obamas health care follies, this is secondary.
17. # 6 It aint over til the fat lady sings....
BUILD BABY BUILD ,   United States   (11.27.13)
and, Eretha Franklin hasn't sung yet. Israel hasn't lost, and obama hasn't won, the battle hasn't begun, obama might think he's a genius but, by genius' he's no genius ask American's losing their health insurance, the jobless, homeless, the hopeless... No truth can be based upon lies and, as we all know, obama is a liar. ISrael has said she isn't bound by this agreement. obama's finished, Israel has yet to begin. BUILDING A MIGHTY ISRAEL!!!!
18. #10 - the people in the flyover states
spyguy ,   seattle   (11.27.13)
do not count because there are so few of them and they are powerless. They are also living in the 1800s. The REAL Americans are the ones living in the population centers.
19. Americans might wake to find nuclear devices in their cities
Steve Klein   (11.27.13)
And nuclear warheads aimed at their cities. This is sheer folly to support this dangerous American president. Americans will rue the day they elected and then re-elected this man.
20. Learn the lessons of history
Steve Klein   (11.27.13)
William Manchester ("The Last Lion, Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone 1932-1940") wrote: "Like all evangelicals (Neville Chamberlain) observed two standards, arrogating all power to himself when his own cabinet disagreed with him, and whenever possible, gagging eloquent critics. But HE COULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT had his countrymen disagreed. The voices of 1930s appeasement fall strangely on the ear today; at the time a consensus of Englishmen not only thought them sensible, but those who argued otherwise were scorned, vilified and even accused of treason." page 245
21. waste of time
aaron ,   toronto, canada   (11.27.13)
What a waste of time and space in this article,591 respondents that about sums it all.
22. 6. #5 you mean heads Obama wins, tails Israel loses?
norbus ,   Jerusalem   (11.27.13)
That's your trouble. Myopic as a bat. It means Obama's atrocious record of failure is getting to him. So he wants to cover his arse; Oh sorry, being a Nancy boy, he'd welcome a bit of exposure
23. Just love those kosher Zionists
The Kibitzer ,   Adelaide, Australia   (11.27.13)
who wouldn't live within a thousand miles of Israel. What a jerk Build Baby Build looks from the safety of Disneyland.
24. #1 True, Israel doesn't expect America to act in its defece.
Yael ,   Ottawa, Canada   (11.27.13)
25. What do they care?
Michael Pielet ,   Israel   (11.27.13)
So what! 99% of all Americans will be shopping on Friday, black Friday.
26. Netanyahu making Israel a pariah
Mark Jeffery Koch ,   Cherry Hill, NJ USA   (11.27.13)
Germany murdered six million Jews of which one million were children but in 2013 Germany is Israel's second best friend after America. Egypt launched the Yom Kippur War in which 3,000 Israeli soldiers died. Today Israel and Egypt have a cold peace, but a peace, and not war or the threat of war. The saber rattling by Netanyahu is doing more to turn the world against Israel and make Israel a pariah than anything else possibly could. When you read the comments posted on Israeli media sites, all you see and read are "Bomb Iran," "Bomb Syria," and "Bomb Gaza." Bombing does not bring peace. Bombing does not make you more secure. America and the world see Israel continuing to build settlements in what every single country in the world views as occupied territories, and not part of Israel just because 3,000 years ago a few Jews lived on the land. Israel has a choice....either embrace peace or continue to occupy another people and continue to use force to get its way, but the continued use of military might does not and never will solve the problems Israel faces. It's time that Israel embrace peace.
27. #14: It is called leadership
Steve   (11.27.13)
That is why we must elect leaders with integrity. Because (notwithstanding what Thomas Jefferson believed) "the people" do not always make wise or prudent choices. Americans electing Barack Hussein Obama was a monumental mistake. The consequences will be incalculable.
28. #2 Cameron: Yes, you are right.
David ,   The Galilee, Israel   (11.27.13)
After all, while Iranians, led by the rabid Antisemitic Ayatollah Khamenei, chant "Death to America", they don't call the people of the USA "Rabid dogs that do not deserve to live and must be put down" and call for the USA to be wiped of the map! Anyone hear Obama, Cameron or the worthless Ashton condemn that? Obama and his minions have shown total cowardice over the massacres in Syria. Yes, so he stopped the killing by chemical weapons but basically gave Assad carte-blanche to butcher people using conventional weapons! Obviously the 11,000 dead Syrian children are not as "beautiful" as the 20 kids murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting! As for the Islamaphobic Europeans, they are panting at the gates of Tehran and drooling at the prospect of selling billions of Euros worth of Eurogoods to the Iranians and, just as in the 1930's and 1940's will to nothing to stop the Iranians from their Jihad against Israel and the Jewish People, the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. I am sure that it won't be long before PM David Cameron tells the world about "Peace in our time with Little Sir Echo, Foreign Secretary Hague, nodding his head like little a puppy on the rear windowsill of a car! What the Palestinian loving Europeans seem to forget is that if the lunatic regime in Iran does attack Israel, missiles will fall on Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem and, with a bit of luck, on Al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock! Of course, should Palestinians die at the hands of Neo-Nazi Iran, Israel will be blamed for not protecting them!
29. Hilarious poll
Jake ,   USA   (11.27.13)
As if the average American knows anything about uranium enrichment.
30. # 18
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, SA   (11.27.13)
# 10 is correct. Americans were more real in the 1800's when there was less government and more freedom. Your idea of real Americans are the idiots that gave us Obama.
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