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Title: Rep. West: ‘Second Holocaust’ Looms If America Doesn’t Back Israeli Strike On Iran
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THE HILL
URL Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-acti ... -military-support-against-iran
Published: Feb 27, 2012
Author: Josiah Ryan
Post Date: 2012-02-27 14:47:01 by Brian S
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Views: 1193
Comments: 1
Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) warned that Israel could become the site of a "second Holocaust" if the United States does not provide military cover against Iran, a local Jacksonville, Fla., radio station, WOKV-AM/FM, reported on Monday. “You’re looking at a second Holocaust … [if Israel doesn't] know they can trust and depend upon the stars and stripes … to provide them support,” said West, who was speaking at the First Baptist Church in West Palm Beach. “There will be no spiritual homeland for Christians to return back to" if that Holocaust does occur, said West in the same speech, as reported by the Palm Beach Post. "There will be no homeland for the Jewish people in the United States of America for their birthright. This is a dangerous situation and we have to take the Iranians for their word.” In the same speech, West also warned that Israel's other hostile neighbor, Syria, could quickly turn from its current political turmoil to war against Israel. “What happens if all of a sudden Syria doesn’t focus on fighting each other, but focus on fighting Israel?” West asked. The regime of Syrian strongman Bashir al-Assad is using military force to crush a populist uprising in the country. West, who is a veteran of the Iraq war, has been among the most vocal pro-Israel supporters in Congress since joining the House in 2011. Early last year he chastised President Obama for calling for a two-state solution, saying that the United States ought not to negotiate with the Palestinian Authority. "America should never negotiate with the Palestinian Authority which has aligned itself with Hamas," said West in a release in May 2011. "Palestine is a region, not a people or a modern state."
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
IDIOCY. Yeah, we should support Israel, because IRAN said they wanted to "wipe Israel off the face of the Earth..." Except IRAN never said that. Yeah, we should support Israel, because IRAN is building nuclear weapons... Except ALL the intelligence reports say they aren't, and never were. We need to get rid of those WMDs... which don't exist. Just like IRAQ. Yeah, we should support Israel, because IRAN is threatening to attack Israel. Except there's no way for Iran to attack Israel, since the geographically separated by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan and Syria... Here's a map, so you can see that this whole argument is crap: This beating of the war-drums is getting old, Brian. Maybe you should peddle your wares elsewhere, like on NPR.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest“You’re looking at a second Holocaust … [if Israel doesn't] know they can trust and depend upon the stars and stripes … to provide them support,” said West,
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