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Rep. West: Second Holocaust looms for Israel if America doesn't provide military support against IranBy Josiah Ryan - 02/27/12 12:11 PM ET
Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) warned that Israel could become the site of a "second Holocaust" if the United States does not provide military cover against Iran, a local Jacksonville, Fla., radio station, WOKV-AM/FM, reported on Monday.
Youre looking at a second Holocaust [if Israel doesn't] know they can trust and depend upon the stars and stripes to provide them support, said West, who was speaking at the First Baptist Church in West Palm Beach.
There will be no spiritual homeland for Christians to return back to" if that Holocaust does occur, said West in the same speech, as reported by the West Palm Beach Palm Beach Post. "There will be no homeland for the Jewish people in the United States of America for their birthright. This is a dangerous situation and we have to take the Iranians for their word.
In the same speech, West also warned that Israel's other hostile neighbor, Syria, could quickly turn from its current civil war to war against Israel.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/212737-rep-west-second-holocaust-looms-for-israel-if-america-doesnt-provide-military-support-against-iran
warrior1
(12,325 posts)it won't.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)zbdent
(35,392 posts)And isn't Israel threatening a first strike?
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bowens43
(16,064 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)wryter2000
(46,045 posts)I mean, really...is he doing them any good?
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Lead by example, West.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)And that's saying quite a bit.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)Is he likely to get re-elected? Please say, 'No'.
New Yawker
(62 posts)so I can maximize my contributions to him.
I am offended by Rep. West's words.
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)Grayson was ousted by neocon Daniel Webster.
Suppose the only good thing I could say about Webster is that he doesn't have a penchant for putting his face in the news like some of his other neocon buddies
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)you'll say anything to get your war. How do people like you sleep at night and wake up everyday knowing what pathetically weak cowards you all are?
EC
(12,287 posts)They are already armed to the teeth. West is just crazy.
flexnor
(392 posts)expecting my friends to back me up
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flexnor
(392 posts)flexnor
(392 posts)it would be suicide for Iran to attack, and it would be economic suicide for the USA to go to war with Iran
IF Iran is pursuing a nuke, it is doing so in an unfortunate context, where every country in that tier who obtains a nuke, gets treated far better - that's an unfortunate reality, but it's true
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)<snip>
"The well-known "Baptist House" church in central Jerusalem was vandalized overnight in a scene that is becoming all too familiar to its congregants.
The perpetrators scrawled anti-Christian slogans on the side of the Baptist House, including: "Death to Christianity", "Jesus was a son of a whore", and "We will crucify you".
Three cars parked at the compound had their tires slashed.
The graffiti also included the phrase "price tag", leading police to suspect the involvement of radical right-wing elements that have taken to striking out at churches and mosques in response to the Israeli government's uprooting of Jewish communities in compliance with Arab demands."
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"But the Baptist House has been a target since long before the start of the "price tag" movement. Situated near some of Jerusalem's most Orthodox neighborhoods, the Baptist House has suffered numerous acts of petty vandalism, and the main sanctuary was set ablaze in 2007."
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/News/tabid/178/nid/23124/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)More christian based fear fear fear from the GOP.
flexnor
(392 posts)proposing that it's damaging for Jews in the long run, for zionists to keep shouting 'The Holocaust!' every time they want something
(and yes, BOTH of his parents are holocaust survivors)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Finkelstein