Posted 8/19/2002 09:26:00 AM by Ocean Guy
Bill Bennet, once again, sounds like the voice of quiet reason. Along with his co-author James Dobson, they say, In War, Sides Must be Taken.

Why do we take Israel's side? Israel is a democracy and a long-standing U.S. ally. And while it is a "Jewish state" it affords political and civil rights to Christians and Moslems as well. By contrast, the Palestinian leadership has been a long-standing supporter of U.S. enemies from Castro and Brezhnev to Khaddafi and Saddam Hussein. Have we already forgotten the scenes of those Palestinians dancing in the streets on September 11th celebrating bin Laden's attack on the U.S.? Have we forgotten Israel's response? Israel lowered its flags to half-staff. Benjamin Netanyahu stated "Today, we are all Americans."