Lieberman pulls "Israel" card on Dean......

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Sep 10 2003, 01:04 PM
I made the only point I have to make. There has been a "special relationship" between the U.S. and Israel for a long time - longer, IMHO, than that article indicates. I think that's a good thing, personally, and have since the '67 war.

That does not mean that I think that U.S. foreign policy should be determined by the Knesset. That certainly does not mean blind support for any policy that may be adopted by the Government of Israel.

Yes, but the question is since when and why.

I definitely don't think there was in the late 40's.

In the early 1950's there were many agreements and proposals between the US and Arab nations. Then in the mid 1950s those began to fall apart as Nasser gained in popularity and stature.

In '56 the US was pretty neutral.

Somewhere in between there and 1970 the relationship changed and became the special one you mentioned. It's not clear where. Maybe just gradual.