en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/4082596 Comments by StanBlumberg http://forward.com/articles/217208/president-obama-says-bibi-recalcitrance-makes-it-h/#IDComment958834102 Ye Gods are we all going mad. how can one respond to such a display of paranoia. Tiger 71 who ever You are you re in great need of professional help. Sun, 22 Mar 2015 03:07:38 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/217208/president-obama-says-bibi-recalcitrance-makes-it-h/#IDComment958834102 http://forward.com/articles/217172/why-did-benjamin-netanyahu-win-hes-been-good-for/#IDComment958757035 I shall vote Democrat as i have ever since i cast my first vote for FDR by absentee ballot from the Pacific in 1944.It will take more than words of support from the likes of Palin,Bachmann,Hagee,Cruz for Israel to change my mind. The GOP budget submitted the other day,which savages food stamps,Medicaid,starts to priviatize medicare ,destroy Obamacare throwing more that 16million enrolles back on the list of those without healthcare,and of course seeks more money for guns.Social Security which keeps our head anove water is next on their list,.they refuse to seek more revenue from the rich,so they have no place to go but to squeeze Social Security.A to this a policy that will force us into confrontation and possible war with Iran and you have a recipe for disaster.if these people represent Jewish values some real soul searching is in order.Ive never hesitated to call the US to account,when I thought she was wrong and i intend to treat Irae The same. another war is in no ones best interest,another war fought on the backs of the same people who have borne the butchers bill in a country without conscription is obscene. Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:16:09 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/217172/why-did-benjamin-netanyahu-win-hes-been-good-for/#IDComment958757035 http://forward.com/articles/216914/what-will-netanyahu-victory-mean-for-american-isra/#IDComment958033966 Madam are. Vulgar insulting racist,something i never expected to see in my ninety one years,in effect A Jewish fascist. Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:11:45 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/216914/what-will-netanyahu-victory-mean-for-american-isra/#IDComment958033966 http://forward.com/articles/216914/what-will-netanyahu-victory-mean-for-american-isra/#IDComment958033085 In conjuction with the GOP it will mean confrontation,and the very real risk of war with Iran,which of course Is what they wanted all along. Forward reported that there were 3000 college students present during AIPACs last meeting,i trust that if war comes a good number of them will leave the comforts of school and join the military,ANY Military to fightin a cause they so ferventlyseem to support Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:06:36 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/216914/what-will-netanyahu-victory-mean-for-american-isra/#IDComment958033085 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/03/can-jewish-groups-speak-out-on-chuck-hagel/#IDComment561953503 Haegel will be confirmed.He is well suited,through his own experiences with the terrible toll that war demands. He was picked for the job by the President,you know,the guy who won reelection In the words of one of your favorite jurists,Antonin Scalia,when answering critics of the outrageous Interference by a conservative court which gave the Presidency to "W"' GET OVER IT ! Sun, 3 Feb 2013 19:44:19 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/03/can-jewish-groups-speak-out-on-chuck-hagel/#IDComment561953503 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/31/israel-doing-wests-dirty-work-in-syria/#IDComment561347663 It never ceases to amaze me, how a group of people almost all of whom have never worn a uniform.let alone seen war close up,constantly on the pages of this reactionary rag pimp for policies that would involve us in another mid-east conflict,it is 68 years to the month that I entered the city of Manila as a member of the 21 st Inf Regt,24 Inf Div. The streets of a city once called the Paris of the Orient lay in ruins,and hundreds of bodies lie rotting under a tropical sun. In all those years I can still conjure up the stink,and the memories of what my 21 year old eyes saw hsve never left me. We have a President who is determined to go the extra step to avoid a conflict that the American people do not want. Our Democracy will not survive in a continuous state of war.Nor for that matter will Israels.If you are so far removed from reality that you think that the U.S. needs Israel for its security rather than the other way around,you realy pose a threat to that State. Sun, 3 Feb 2013 02:21:57 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/31/israel-doing-wests-dirty-work-in-syria/#IDComment561347663 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/01/report-security-cameras-not-working-when-embassy-attacked/#IDComment561328550 Lets pursue Ankaragate to its logical conclusion,the relief from his office of Kerry, and the impeachment of the President. i say we need Eliot Abrams as our next Secretary of State.Then its off to another war we shall go,with the bodies of someone elses kids! Sun, 3 Feb 2013 01:54:44 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/01/report-security-cameras-not-working-when-embassy-attacked/#IDComment561328550 http://forward.com/articles/170338/as-hearings-continue-hagel-must-own-up-to-dumb-com/#IDComment559518209 Ah yes Dan Senor, an important figure in our glorius victory in Iraq,and ready to do it again in Iran. The fighting spirit of these neo- cons is matched only by their ability to avoid military service for themselves and usualy their families. Take the Kagans authors of the "surge"which resulted in more American deaths, more Americans mutilated in mind,and body. The winner in this ungodly obscenity,IRAN! None of the Kagans all recipients of Ivy league educations have ever worn the uniform. The twenty-six year old from Staten Island Who lost all four limbs in Iraq Im sure had no such pretentions. The GOP is attacking Obama not Haegel, if he Is rejected it will be a great victory for them. If we think Israels future will be secure in the hands of a group of reactionary Senators mostly from the South,and the Rev. Hagee she is in greater trouble than we know and So are we. Fri, 1 Feb 2013 02:07:05 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/170338/as-hearings-continue-hagel-must-own-up-to-dumb-com/#IDComment559518209 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/28/u-s-headed-for-a-hollow-military/#IDComment556737756 Hey Max you can always join up,and bring some of your family with you. Since you have never Have served and while your at it perhaps you can convince the fighting Kagans to join with you. Our military can always benefit from your battlefield expertise. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:01:38 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/28/u-s-headed-for-a-hollow-military/#IDComment556737756 http://forward.com/articles/170086/rupert-murdoch-london-times-should-say-sorry-for/#IDComment556726160 Rupert Murdoch sugar daddy to Kristols Weekly Standard,owner of the Wall StreetbJournal,and the New York Post.all backer of Likud is one of the most dangerous men in the U.S. Were lucky this SOB was not born here,he would certainly aim for the oval office. he makes W.R. Hearst seem like a boy scout. The readers of his reactionary rags have to realize that people like him are loyal only to themselves and the almighty buck. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:44:00 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/170086/rupert-murdoch-london-times-should-say-sorry-for/#IDComment556726160 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment556718210 What ugly venomous things to say about a person you know only from one comment. I am a veteran of WW2,and I know what war can do. i also know that statisticaly im on pretty firm ground when i say That you and people like Billp51 have never served,and the likely hood that you have family members who have served is remote. Speaking of self hating Jews does that include the six former heads of Shin Bet,featured in an Israeli made documentary in which they label the occupation inefective and immoral. I guess by your standards the answer is yes. take your heads out of Faux nrws,Commentary,and the Weekly Standard. differences of opnion are not reasons for such vile invective,and in fact proof of the Weakness of your positions Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:31:39 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment556718210 http://forward.com/#IDComment556479295 Inefective,immoral,these are not the views from "J" street,these are warnings from six men who were responsible for Israels internal security,their version of homeland security. Some one once said that you can walk into any Temple in this country and tell the Rabbi your an agnostic,or even an atheist and you would barely raise an eyebrow. Say something critical about Israel and you would raise the roof. If the testimony of these guys doesnt disturb you,then I very much doubt the never ending promises of undying love. i can easiy pass them off as statements made far from the dangers that one faces in a place so small that is the stage for war without end. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:25:56 +0000 http://forward.com/#IDComment556479295 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment555026373 Talking to people who hide behide a false face is realy an exercise in futility. However it angers me to have such people tell me that Im anti Israel because my opnions differ from theirs. I fear for Israels future as a democracy if it falls into the hands of extremists. if there is a more toxic union than that of religion,and nationalsm Id sure like to know what it is. I also fear a rupture between the United States, and Israel. Who would stand between Israel and a hostile world,China? Mr Liebermans friend Putin,and Russia? I can only hope,and pray that there are forces in Israel who know that Bennets way is a disaster and night mare in the making,and are strong enough to do something about it. It does clear the air in one sense,and that any who believes that religious extremists are Israels future and are residents of other countrys are either craven cowards,or incredible hypocrits. Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:38:58 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment555026373 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment554747460 Historical analagies are often wrong,and indeed a very weak arguement to what I said about war. For all readers of these comments,I just finished reading David Remnicks New Yorker ( 1/21/13) entitled "The Party Faithful"if Mr Benett ever becomes Israels Prime Minister it will take more than Ed Koch,Abe Foxman and AIPAC to preserve a special relationship between Israel,and the United States. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:28:25 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment554747460 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment554313945 Its quite amazing how the "warriors" among us will imediatley try to demonize anyone who dares suggest that war should be our very last option . Perhaps if Mr Bush had thought so the several thousand young Americans we have lost would be alive today. To say nothing about the the thousands mutilated in body and mind. The ancients said ," war is sweet to those who have never experienced it"still very true. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:27:57 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/169967/mcdonough-on-israel/#IDComment554313945 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/24/women-in-combat-and-the-status-quo/#IDComment554027932 This issue has come to the fore because of the difficulty the Pentagon has in filling their quotas with qualified people to fight in endless stupid wars. Although I realize it is not going to happen I know if we had a draft in force we would not get so many bellicose letters from the " warrior class". Mr Boot is a good case in point,a military expert who has never served, And he has plenty of company,Hansen,the Kagans,for starters,just add all the chicken hawks for whom the use of force is their first,and often their only choice for settling disputes, .How sweet is war for those who have never experienced it. u Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:36:21 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/24/women-in-combat-and-the-status-quo/#IDComment554027932 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/24/in-mali-stand-with-the-french/#IDComment553072541 We are among other things air lifting French troops in Mali,however Im sure nothing will please you toy soldiers short of direct "boots on the ground" participation. No more "freedom fries" ,gentelmen. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:31:15 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/24/in-mali-stand-with-the-french/#IDComment553072541 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/23/obamas-two-dangerous-sentences/#IDComment552091897 You accuse me of making a personel attack on you,your quite mistaken if I were to stoop thst low sonny youd know about it. I did question what seems to be a very bellicose attitude, and suggested how you could fulfill the warrior in you. I received no answer just another insulting reference to my age. I hoeever should not be surprised condidering the role chicken hawks hsve played in our recent history. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:55:21 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/23/obamas-two-dangerous-sentences/#IDComment552091897 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/23/obamas-two-dangerous-sentences/#IDComment552010624 Charleston,or whatever your name is,your just another vulgar blow hard hiding behind a phony identity . You want to fight join the army,they are always looking for "warriors" Better yet go down to the nearest Israeli consulate and join the IDF. when one considers the fact that the demographic tides runs against them they can use all the help they can get. Dont however find new wars to take the lives,or mutilate the minds,and bodies of the Hispanics,Blacks,and white kids from small town America that make up the majority of the butchers bill due from our Endless wars Make Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:54:25 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/23/obamas-two-dangerous-sentences/#IDComment552010624 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/23/obamas-two-dangerous-sentences/#IDComment552002380 Quoting George Marshall Ed? Hes the guy that warned Truman not to get involved in the middle east as a partisan of Israels,for it would be nothing but trouble for thenU.S. if se did,any port in a storm I guess. like our love affairnwith Nixon despite his blatant anti-semitism for his help in the 1973 Yom Kippur war,or our new found ally in Rand Paul Come Carter say something nice about Israel ,anything,and all will be forgiven. I guess the only one we cant forgive is FDR ,who in my opnion was rrsponsible for the words Holocaust survivor entering our Lexicon. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:41:57 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/01/23/obamas-two-dangerous-sentences/#IDComment552002380