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  • Ten reasons why AIPAC is so dangerous
    • stevez22 February 29, 2012 at 3:36 pm with 10 replies

      Thanks to all kind enough to reply. It's good to make fast friends. I must say the vitriol in these responses is tame compared to most left wing sites I visit. On many of those I usually get borderline death threats. It is extraordinary how lethal some of the anti-Israel sentiment is with some people. It is concerning and I only imagine what will be unleashed if there is a war with Iran. But back to AIPAC, let me make the same point a little differently. I have sat with it's leadership, met high ranking staff members, listened in and attended conferences and read their positions. I can safely conclude it is an organization made up of highly intelligent, well meaning professionals that only want the U.S.-Israel relations to be as close as possible. They well know that a divergence in those relations will mark the beginning of it's own end. They try to influence Israel as much or more than they do us to preserve the bond. Readers can argue we shouldn't care about Israel or support them and that is a legitimate position. But AIPAC has it's legitimacy in it's case for the relationship and it has been remarkably successful at it. One last personal thought, or, you might call it a prediction. The real tragedy of the mistake we made in Iraq will in time far transcend the casualities and cost of that war. Why? Because now the world will do nothing about Iran. And a nuclear Iran will strengthen the regime, all it's proxies and perhaps most sobering, lead to certain nuclear proliferation. Just like the miniaturization of computers, you will see it with bombs. September 11th will look like a warm up act for what could be in store for us. Call it fear mongering but some fear is worth contemplating and that not a world we should risk having. I hope sanctions work or what I really hope is the regime is overthrown. War is an awful alternative. But I suspect one of two outcomes. Either they will get the bomb and this adminstration will need to live with that just like Bush lives with Iraq. Or, Israel will do us a favor and take the mission on themselves. We certainly benefited from their decision to take out Iraq's and Syria's nuclear plants. Can you imagine those countries with the bomb? Maybe they are not such a bad ally after all.

    • stevez22 February 28, 2012 at 5:19 pm with 22 replies

      Let me offer some balance to this article. I am a member of AIPAC and have the privilege of listening in on confidential calls with it's leadership. These calls take place quarterly and over the past several years I have never once heard a word advocating war with Iran or any other country. It is simply not true. Was is true is that AIPAC has been tireless in an effort to gain support for sanctions. In fact, had our Government accepted these recommendations when they were first introduced years ago, we may not be in the dire situation we are today. Now we are playing catch up at best. AIPAC is very responsible in it's lobbying efforts and I seriously doubt our President, Secretary of Defense and a whole host of Congressional leaders would be speaking at the upcoming conference if that were not the case. Even Medea will be there as she always is by rudely disrupting the speakers with her propaganda. I go to Mondoweiss because I am willing to consider an opposing view. But just throwing up this article without some understanding of the writer's motives is irresponsible.

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