Originally Posted by raymr

I do agree that things need to be done differently from the past. But before doing anything that millions of people might regret, there should be an honest impartial examination as to whether we are in a deadly embrace with the Israelis. It seems we are getting sucked into a religious war that we have no business being in. Its a war of ideals with essentially no national boundaries, except for the line drawn around Israel.

And what if we bomb Iran into glass? Will Egypt and others stay neutral during such an event? Don't you think thousands of new Jihadists will emerge from all corners of the world for decades to get some revenge?

It would be bad to abandon Israel, but this out-of-control spiral that many people see coming looks equally bad.