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Topic	did you know, Bill Clinton was going to make Jerusalem capital of Israel
Balrog0 12/07/17 1:25:35 PM #9:	darkphoenix181 posted... oh? I haven't researched it so you probably know more about it. Why then did the 153 house Democrats support it? And why was there only 1 Democrat Senator opposing it but 4 Republican Senators opposing it? because supporting israel is a popular position domestically, so it is hard to vote against positions that nominally support israel. and because it was passed with a clause in it that allowed the president to essentially ignore it, the way presidents have since then, they did not consider the cost too high, since Clinton could easily adopt the policy himself without retribution from arab allies in the region --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:891760821] in did you kn... [t:76072152]...</cite> <quote><cite>darkphoenix181 posted...</cite> <quote>oh? I haven't researched it so you probably know more about it. Why then did the 153 house Democrats support it? And why was there only 1 Democrat Senator opposing it but 4 Republican Senators opposing it?</quote> because supporting israel is a popular position domestically, so it is hard to vote against positions that nominally support israel. and because it was passed with a clause in it that allowed the president to essentially ignore it, the way presidents have since then, they did not consider the cost too high, since Clinton could easily adopt the policy himself without retribution from arab allies in the region --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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