POLL: Americans Want U.S. Out of Mid-East War

*** Americans Want U.S. Out of Mid-East War ***

Angus Reid Global Scan : Polls & Research (July 17, 2006)

..."Many adults in the United States believe their government should not become involved in the current dispute between Israel and its neighbours, according to a poll by SurveyUSA. 55 per cent of respondents think the U.S. should not attempt to negotiate a ceasefire, and 84 per cent reject a military intervention"...

..."On Jun. 28, Israel launched a military operation in response to a joint raid carried out by Palestinian militants on a military post outside of the Gaza Strip, in which two Israeli soldiers were killed, and one more, Gilad Shalit, was captured"...

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POLLING DATA:

Should United States diplomats attempt to negotiate a ceasefire between Israel and its neighbours? Or should the United States stay out of it?

Stay out of it:
55%

Attempt to negotiate a ceasefire:
41%

Not sure:
4%



Should the United States military get involved? Or should the United States military stay out of it?

Get involved:
11%

Stay out of it:
84%

Not sure:
5%

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(Source: SurveyUSA - Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,200 American adults, conducted on Jul. 13, 2006. Margin of error is 2.9 per cent)

FULL ARTICLE:
[link to www.angus-reid.com]

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*** America Is Being Set-Up For Wider War In The Middle East ***

By: Paul Craig Roberts - Vdare.com - (July 16, 2006)

..."The old adage, "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" does not apply to Americans, who have shown that they can be endlessly fooled.

Neoconservatives deceived Americans into an illegal attack and debilitating war in Iraq. American neoconservatives are closely allied with Israel’s Likud Party. In the past, some neocons lost their security clearances because of "mishandling" of classified information..."

..."Despite questions of dual loyalties, neocons hold high positions in the Bush regime. Ten years ago these architects of American foreign and military policy spelled out how they would use deception to achieve "important Israeli strategic objectives" in the Middle East. First, they would focus "on removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq." This would open the door for Israel to provoke attacks from Hizbollah. The attacks would let Israel gain American sympathy and permit Israel to seize the strategic initiative by "engaging Hizbollah, Syria, and Iran as the principal agents of aggression in Lebanon."

Today, this neoconservative plan is unfolding before our eyes. Israel has used the capture of two of its soldiers in Lebanon as an excuse for an all out air and naval bombardment against Lebanese civilian targets..."

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>>> Soldiers are a legitimate military target. Civilians, civilian neighborhoods, tourists and international airports are not. Under the Nuremberg standard used to sentence Nazi war criminals to death, the Israeli government is clearly guilty of war crimes.

Meanwhile the Israelis are committing identical war crimes in Gaza <<<
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..."By blocking UN Security Council action against Israel for its massacre of civilians in Gaza, the Bush regime has made itself complicit in these monstrous war crimes..."

..."When Bush demands that Syria "stop Hizbollah attacks," he forgets that he was the one who forced Syria out of Lebanon (to enable Israel to attack Lebanon). If Americans were attentive, they would be ashamed to witness "their" president as Israeli propagandist"...

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>>> Evangelical "Christians" are part of the propaganda show. Three thousand of them under the lead of the Rev. John C. Hagee, are heading to Washington for a "Washington/Israel summit" to demand, needlessly, that the neocon Bush regime show "stronger support for Israel."
Read: America's new Christian Zionists [link to news.bbc.co.uk] <<<
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FULL ARTICLE:
[link to www.vdare.com]