tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398932920606961455.post8207957391271129355..comments2009-01-08T08:23:00.084-08:00Comments on RJM: On the origins of the US-Israeli special relationshipRJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00137628959509536282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398932920606961455.post-53666842319599016462009-01-08T08:23:00.000-08:002009-01-08T08:23:00.000-08:00Fair enough.Fair enough.RJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137628959509536282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3398932920606961455.post-9705440775677917642009-01-07T19:52:00.000-08:002009-01-07T19:52:00.000-08:00Your description of Eisenhower's role in the '56 S...Your description of Eisenhower's role in the '56 Suez war is, I think, too passive (he "was publicly opposed to Israeli actions" you say). Yes, *and* the U.S. was the main force pressuring Israel, Britain, and France to withdraw their forces. <BR/><BR/>Re the last point: I'm not at all sure the strategic rationale for U.S. support of Israel vanished with the end of the Cold War. Anyway, the strategic and 'cultural' rationales have gotten difficult to disentangle, for various reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com