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Comment author: sam0345 03 September 2011 01:55:49AM 7 points [-]

Egypt and Israel were at peace the way the US and the Soviet Union were at peace, if that, and now they are at peace rather less than that.

And if you find Egypt unconvincing as a US funded and sponsored enemy of Israel, consider Israel's long and bitter complaint about the Arab states maintaining the Palestinians and the PLO as permanent multi generational refugees.

But arguably it was the "international community" rather than the Arab states that maintained the Palestinians and the PLO as permanent multi generational refugees.Certainly it was the "international community" that funded this, and one does not have to be unreasonably conspiracy minded to consider that the "International community" is the State Department in drag. The NGOs look mighty like Harvard on a generous expense account mingling with the CIA on a slightly less generous expense account.

Comment author: cabalamat 03 September 2011 11:52:14AM 3 points [-]

Egypt and Israel were at peace the way the US and the Soviet Union were at peace

From what you've said earlier you apparently believe that the USSR was a client state of the USA.

So I can only conclude that you believe either (1) that Israel is a client state of Egypt or (2) that Egypt is a client state of Israel. I regard either of these two interpretations as bizarre, but no more bizarre than thnings you've said on this thread.

Frankly I at a loss to understand you.

Comment author: sam0345 04 September 2011 06:02:13AM -2 points [-]

Egypt and Israel were at peace the way the US and the Soviet Union were at peace

From what you've said earlier you apparently believe that the USSR was a client state of the USA.

A client state of the state department. There is more than one America, and the state department does not like the America that I like.

I hope to see the day that the Pentagon bombs the state department. During the invasion of Afghanistan, it became apparent that the Pentagon's allies were not the State Department's allies.

Comment author: lessdazed 03 September 2011 11:59:39AM *  0 points [-]

Is that the link you intended? It doesn't mention that.