Paul: Israel had US OK for war on Gaza

[Americanhero1]

Outspoken Republican congressman Ron Paul says Israel had received a green light from the United States to launch an offensive in Gaza.
The Texas congressman said the Israeli attack on the impoverished Gaza Strip shapes a bleak future for the whole world as it means that, "the whole idea of preemptive or preventive war is spreading."

He went on to challenge the idea of Hamas threatening Israel's security and argued that "Palestinian missiles are so minor compared to the fire power of Israel, who has nuclear weapons."

The US Congressman's remarks come as Israel continues to rebuff international efforts to end the assault on Gaza, and Israeli troops and tanks -- protected by heavy air, sea and artillery fire - have sliced through the center of Gaza and surrounded the main city.

The tenth day of the assault brings the number of Palestinian casualties to 530 with over 2,600 others wounded. The UN says that about 25 percent of the casualties were civilian deaths.

Paul added that the escalation of war in Gaza would contribute to the fall of economy on the global stage and in the US, explaining that the US involvement in too many wars is "draining us emotionally and financially".

Congressman Paul said that even though Israel has carried out the invasion of Gaza, "the United States will be blamed for it."

"Israel depends on us; they depend on us economically, they depend on us for their military power and all their weapons and they really got a green light from our administration," he explained.

Paul's comment comes after US vice president Dick Cheney said Israel did not seek Washington's approval for launching an offensive against Gaza.

"They didn't seek clearance or approval from us, certainly," Cheney said Sunday.

Earlier on Saturday, the Israeli website Debkafile cited sources in Washington as saying that US President George W. Bush had given a green light to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for an all-out military operation in Gaza.

The GOP congressman also warned in July, that any Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities would take place with the explicit backing of the US government.

Paul told Press TV that, "No matter what they do, it is our money, it is our weapons, and they are not going to do it without us approving it."
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[Americanhero1]

It's not a "preemptive" or "preventive" war when there have been continuous rockets fired at Israeli civilians.  I think it would be "so minor" if a Qassam was fired into Paulville, the Texas town exclusively for Ron Paul's Nazi cult members.

They have a town only for Ron Paul supporters?
When was the town formed?

[P J C]

Everything is a conspiracy to Ron Paul and his followers. He's just trying to gain a cheap political point. Talk about oppurtunism.

[Ithaca-37]

GWB is so irrelevant* right now that the idea that anybody needs his permission is laughable.

*As a measure of GWB's stature (or lack thereof), a motion is in the works for a major meeting of the Republican higher-ups, introduced by some genuine conservatives, that more or less lays the blame for our impending (and probably permanent) transition to socialism at GWB's doorstep.  The man has become a political outhouse, even for those who once were his supporters, and deservedly so.

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[muman613]

GWB is so irrelevant* right now that the idea that anybody needs his permission is laughable.

*As a measure of GWB's stature (or lack thereof), a motion is in the works for a major meeting of the Republican higher-ups, introduced by some genuine conservatives, that more or less lays the blame for our impending (and probably permanent) transition to socialism at GWB's doorstep.  The man has become a political outhouse, even for those who once were his supporters, and deservedly so.

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IMHO Bush was not so bad. I blame much of the problems we have now on Clinton. Clinton and Carter must have been some of the worst presidents this country has had.