Palin on Israel: Frightening
Palin on Israel: Frightening
By Jeff Stein | September 15, 2008 3:52 PM |
For someone who touts her knowledge of the oil business as a foreign policy credential, Sarah Palin's view that "we cannot second-guess the steps that Israel has to take to defend itself" comes off as profoundly ignorant -- and dangerous.
Of course we can! We give Israel $3 billion a year in military aid, for starters, about 20 per cent of its defense budget.
That means -- duh -- we will be held accountable for any Israel attacks, particularly on Iran. And our most vulnerable spot?
Persian Gulf oil-shipping lanes.
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