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Friday, August 08, 2003

fear mongering 

Posted by Nick : 10:37 AM

Lieberman blasts Bush over the security fence/wall issue:
In an e-mail message sent Tuesday night to Jewish supporters, Lieberman wrote that he was "stunned" to learn of Bush's threats to withdraw loan guarantees if Israel does not stop construction of the fence, which Israel says it needs to stop terrorism. Lieberman also suggested that Bush is not a true friend of Israel, and compared Bush to his father, whose stances toward Israel were often highly unpopular in the Jewish community.

"We all thought this kind of heavy-handed pressure tactic went out the window when the first President Bush left the White House," Lieberman wrote. "That's what George W. told us -- he seemed to be a true friend of Israel. But making threats is no way to treat a friend. The Israeli people have the right to defend themselves from terrorism and to decide what's necessary to do that. And it's wrong to force them to choose between their security and our support. As President, I won't make a habit of bullying our allies -- especially Israel."

From Joe's website.
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