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| Lileks: Give them the Jews and theyÂ’ll leave us alone |
| 2006-08-03 |
| If the Dems retake the House, Rep. Dingell (D-Mi) will chair the Energy and Commerce Committee. They handle oil and stuff. Well, the guys with the oil will love this: "I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah; I don't take sides for or against Israel," said Dingell on a local TV show. Perhaps he’s on to something. Nothing works in the Middle East anymore, after all; perhaps utter neutrality is our best options. But let’s review the others first. The US continues to support Israel. This is becoming difficult, since many important nations with well-dressed, urbane spokesmen have decided that Israel should stop its strange policy of firing rockets on UN-run stem-cell research facilites for no apparent reason. These diplomats will tolerate a little wartime madness – we all have our moments, after all – but enough is enough, and now they must go home and sit in the basement and wait for more rocket attacks. If they’re good, they will get a snack. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 Not many. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-08-03 21:21 |
| #2 How many of the people Lileks talks about would recognize this article as sarcasm? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-08-03 20:28 |
| #1 I definitely hear the same voices that shout "no blood for oil !" Shouting " Don't let the Jews mess up our excellent relations with the Arab oil regimes " or " Jew blood for oil!" I would prefer DVD's of "The Producers" ('67) w/ commentary from Mel Brooks. |
| Posted by: J. D. Lux 2006-08-03 13:51 |