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Old and In the Way

(37,540 posts) Wed Mar 25, 2015, 01:13 AM Mar 2015

I think Bibi broke it.

To get re-elected he came to this country and subverted US Executive policy. The RWNJs In the US (aka Republicans) and the RWNJs ( aka Lkud) may have li,ed it, but Bibi has lost a US bipartisan consensus to get re-elected. Good for him. Bad for Israel. But that is what RWNJs do....gamble the future of the greater good, to make short term political gains today. Bibi may have won, but the world believes the state has lost a whole lot more.

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I think Bibi broke it. (Original Post) Old and In the Way Mar 2015 OP

When they voted him in... SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #1

I would disagree on one point... Scootaloo Mar 2015 #2

+1 n/t jaysunb Mar 2015 #3

Wondering if the people of Israel have any buyer's remorse world wide wally Mar 2015 #4

Time will tell Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #5

I seriously doubt it Cosmocat Mar 2015 #6

Interesting that short-term corporate strategy has its counterpart in right wing politics. Nitram Mar 2015 #7

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

1. When they voted him in...

Reply to Old and In the Way (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 01:28 AM

Mar 2015

they lost my support.

I would support the funding of the move of all interested to Utah.

Our support for Israel has cost trillions. It is just not worth it.

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

2. I would disagree on one point...

Reply to Old and In the Way (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 01:33 AM

Mar 2015

but Bibi has lost a US bipartisan consensus to get re-elected. Good for him. Bad for Israel.

I think it's actually the other way around. If that is indeed what ends up happening, bibi's political career is fucked. he may win this one but eventually he's going to end up hiding in the tub, painting his own feat.

In the other hand, reflexive, complete support from the Us in all things has actually been BAD for Israel, if you're thinking long-term. Insulating israel from its own mistakes has created a weird sort of impunity that leads Israel to taking even more risks, making bigger mistakes that will eventually catch up to it. it doesn't need to be reasonable, diplomatic, or conscientious so long as it has a superpower at its bck.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)

3. +1 n/t

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 01:50 AM

Mar 2015

world wide wally

(21,760 posts)

4. Wondering if the people of Israel have any buyer's remorse

Reply to Old and In the Way (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 03:24 AM

Mar 2015

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

5. Time will tell

Reply to Old and In the Way (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 04:32 AM

Mar 2015

and we will have to wait and see, but you may very well be correct.

Cosmocat

(14,584 posts)

6. I seriously doubt it

Reply to Old and In the Way (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 08:15 AM

Mar 2015

He did what any republican does here, and they get away with it time and time and time again.

They play the game, they tell people what they want to hear and use fear and division to get what they want.

People are people. WE might have some high minded idea of how people think, but in the end people are voting stupid more often than not.

Nitram

(22,951 posts)

7. Interesting that short-term corporate strategy has its counterpart in right wing politics.

Reply to Old and In the Way (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 09:28 AM

Mar 2015

You know, where companies only focus on this quarter's profits to insure obscenely large bonuses for managers. The future of the company be damned.

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