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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 05:59 AM Original message |
Israel asks Bush to explain its 'special relationship' with U.S. to Obama |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is this a JOKE? |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Why is it a joke? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. To explain the 'special relationship' |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I want to know why Australia can't have a *special relationship* too... |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. And has nothing to do with the question or the topic. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I didn't realise you were some sort of thread monitor... |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Touchy, aren't we? |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. The Other Special Relationship: The United States and Australia at the Start of the 21st Century |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Has Obama been president for the past 8 years? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. W has been 'resident,' |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. if you haven't figured out why bush is a joke and why having the inarticulate |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. I know why Bush is a joke, however, that wasn't the "joke" in question. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
48. Ehud Olmert is on his way to jail, and Bush should be at The Hague |
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Cheap_Trick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. We're "just friends" with Israel, right? |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:12 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. As opposed to all the other nations we are "friends" with? Including... |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. That 'special relationship' stuff is pretty lame, imo.. |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. YUP! |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Well, political leaders have a way to go before they reach the stage of little kids |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I haven't seen the term *special relationship* used the same way with any other country... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:03 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You would have, if you lived here. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:06 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Possibly, but it's still incredibly wanky and childish... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. So is almost everything in international politics. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:11 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Not really.... |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I just remembered something... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. It is used to describe the US-UK relationship quite often |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
13. i`m sure barack knows about the "special relationship" with israel. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
14. The rogue state Israel can go pound sand |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Absolutely! We need to take a good hard look at all the "Aid" we give Israel and |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. gad. how can you be so blind? hate is the only explanation |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I'm not any happier with US foreign policies... |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 05:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. so we shouldn't support any nations who commit |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 05:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. You can rationalize and make excuses all you want... that doesn't make it right |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I have a few questions about that policy of yours. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I guess if you have to ask |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I would bet that everyone here on DU |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. religious extremists of all stripes, not just Islamic extremists |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. There are extremists of all stripes |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 09:29 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Poppycock... the largest state sponsor of terror in the world is the US |
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Vegasaurus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 07:58 AM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Terrorism is acts of violence or murder upon innocents |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Perhaps it's owned mainly by Islamists right now... |
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meowomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
22. If by "special relationship" you mean... |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. It will also insure that there will be a single state |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. yes, yes. the Israelis |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Wow! |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:59 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Your forgetting about something |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. No, I didn't forget anything. |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-28-08 02:58 AM Response to Reply #36 |
50. So Sharon's party was to view archeology? |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 05:00 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. ???? |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. I think "special relationship" relates to this |
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Shaktimaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. point being? np |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
49. A IMO more one of the more realistic |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. In the midst of all the rest of this, one little point: |
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