tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post4901242733346532455..comments2024-01-21T02:42:13.447-05:00Comments on Middle East Reality: Israel was Against the Invasion of Iraq Before It Was For ItArnold Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-309889360700243922007-12-13T16:25:00.000-05:002007-12-13T16:25:00.000-05:00Larry Derfner, a Jerusalem post commentator's memo...Larry Derfner, a Jerusalem post commentator's <A HREF="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1196847321949&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" REL="nofollow">memory of the 2003 pre-invasion environment</A> matches mine.<BR/><BR/>In the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, which Israelis viewed as a kind of proxy war, there was virtual unanimity of support. Aside from the non- or anti-Zionist Left, which, like Israeli Arab opinion, doesn't count in this country, the only prominent Israeli I recall coming out against the invasion was Amos Oz. Otherwise, Bush had far, far greater support for the war from Israelis than he had from people in any of the 50 states, including Texas.<BR/><BR/>Now, of course, Israelis are telling Bush, "I told you so." (Just not to his face.)Arnold Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-84481222333343757872007-11-29T11:29:00.000-05:002007-11-29T11:29:00.000-05:00The White House Press conference transcript may be...The <A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/11/20061113-3.html" REL="nofollow">White House Press conference transcript</A> may be a better link for the stability quote.<BR/><BR/>PRIME MINISTER OLMERT: Thank you very much. President -- this is nothing to take an edge to the very accurate analysis that you made with regard to these big issues. We in the Middle East have followed the American policy in Iraq for a long time, and we are very much impressed and encouraged by the stability which the great operation of America in Iraq brought to the Middle East. We pray and hope that this policy will be fully successful so that this stability which was created for all the moderate countries in the Middle East will continue.Arnold Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.com