A U.S. senator's charge that Israel is behind the Bush administrations's decision to invade Iraq has rattled American Jewish leaders.
Sen. Ernest Hollings, a South Carolina Democrat, wrote a column that appeared in several newspapers. The column asserted that the U.S. war against Iraq represented a decision by President George Bush to protect Israel and ensure American Jewish support for his reelection.
The view attributes the U.S. war in Iraq to the so-called neo-conservatives in the administration, particularly Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and former Pentagon adviser Richard Perle, Middle East Newsline reported. Both men are Jewish.
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Sen. Ernest Hollings, a South Carolina Democrat, wrote a column that appeared in several newspapers. The column asserted that the U.S. war against Iraq represented a decision by President George Bush to protect Israel and ensure American Jewish support for his reelection.
The view attributes the U.S. war in Iraq to the so-called neo-conservatives in the administration, particularly Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and former Pentagon adviser Richard Perle, Middle East Newsline reported. Both men are Jewish.
As are a number of other neocons, particularly in the PNAC group.
While the backlash on this Hollings piece will be all about anti-Semitism, it is absolutely obvious that Israel is part of the equation. Please. Let's stop pretending. Ensuring American Jewish support is certainly part of every presidential hopeful's campaign and has been for decades. And with this administration, we have the added Christian Zionist Rapture motive.
What Really Happened has a list of links that appear to provide some more support for Senator Hollings' controversial assertions.
War will benefit Israel, Cheney tells Jews in Boca - May 15, 2004
War Launched to Protect Israel - Bush Adviser: March 29, 2004
Israel urges US to strike: August 19, 2002
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
