[clmetal]

The United States would be inclined to allow the sale of advanced stealth F-22 fighter jets to the Israeli Air Force if the State of Israel's security was in jeopardy, former US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen told The Jerusalem Post Thursday night.

On a 24-hour visit to Israel, Cohen, who served as defense chief under President Bill Clinton from 1996 until 2000, met on Thursday with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni for talks on the looming Iranian nuclear threat and other regional issues.

The Post reported last week that the Air Force has expressed newfound interest in receiving the F-22 - a US-developed fifth generation stealth fighter jet - and has requested that the Defense Ministry present the request on its behalf to the Pentagon. Defense officials have asked to receive the jet so Israel can retain its military edge in the region in face of American plans to sell smart bombs to Saudi Arabia.

"There is no stronger relationship than with Israel," Cohen said. "There could be circumstances that that level of technology would be released to Israelis."

While Congress and the Pentagon would be hesitant to release classified technology like the F-22 to Israel, "if it came to a question of Israeli security, I am confident they will come to help."

The F-22 has been forbidden for export by the Pentagon.

With Iran funding Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hizbullah in Lebanon and Syria, there was a need to focus on the "center" when looking to find the catalyst for instability in the Middle East, Cohen said.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

[computer fogie]

Why doesn't the US government just go ahead and make Israel the 51st state?

They can't seem to stop supplying arms to the Middle East, whether it's Iraq, Iran, or Israel. They say they want peace, but then they arm some of the key antagonists.

[clmetal]

Originally Posted by computer fogie

Why doesn't the US government just go ahead and make Israel the 51st state?

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LOL

If this technology is granted, I wonder if it would be in connection with a strike on Iran

[Deioces]

i really wish the u.s. war machine would keep its dirty little hands out of the middle east.

[MrPositive]

A Jew said that the united states should give israel their most powerful weapon outside of nukes. Shocker.

[Zankou]

Originally Posted by cl****l

"There is no stronger relationship than with Israel," Cohen said. "There could be circumstances that that level of technology would be released to Israelis."

While Congress and the Pentagon would be hesitant to release classified technology like the F-22 to Israel, "if it came to a question of Israeli security, I am confident they will come to help."

The F-22 has been forbidden for export by the Pentagon.

With Iran funding Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Hizbullah in Lebanon and Syria, there was a need to focus on the "center" when looking to find the catalyst for instability in the Middle East, Cohen said.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

I would comment, but really, what else is there left to say here? Cohen already said it all.

[Thaiboxer18]

Originally Posted by MrPositive

A Jew said that the united states should give israel their most powerful weapon outside of nukes. Shocker.

I don't trust those Jews. They are all involved in a world conspiracy. Jews shouldn't be allowed to work with Israel, and Christians shouldn't be allowed to work with Europe.

Clearly, if there were no dirty Jews, there would be no support for Israel in America. Sure, Christianity is based on Judaism, sure they are the only democracy in their despicable of the region, sure the military-industrial complex in America loves Israel, sure millions of Americans sympathize and identify with their struggle against terrorism, but if a Jew ever suggests that Israel should receive some technology, it must be a bad idea.

[Thaiboxer18]

For the record, the US should start putting pressure on Israel to actually get out of the West Bank (at least all of the small settlements scattered around), but that will never happen.

[kartaron]

Originally Posted by Thaiboxer18

For the record, the US should start putting pressure on Israel to actually get out of the West Bank (at least all of the small settlements scattered around), but that will never happen.

I cant see that happening after Gaza turned out so well.

[MrPositive]

Originally Posted by Thaiboxer18

I don't trust those Jews. They are all involved in a world conspiracy. Jews shouldn't be allowed to work with Israel, and Christians shouldn't be allowed to work with Europe.

Clearly, if there were no dirty Jews, there would be no support for Israel in America. Sure, Christianity is based on Judaism, sure they are the only democracy in their despicable of the region, sure the military-industrial complex in America loves Israel, sure millions of Americans sympathize and identify with their struggle against terrorism, but if a Jew ever suggests that Israel should receive some technology, it must be a bad idea.

Thaiboxer18, I respect you but you are off base on this one. I am simply making a point that William Cohens opinion of what the US should do is skewed and should not really be taken into consideration.

I am not a Christian. I was born in a household of Atheists and only went to Church a dozen or so times with friends to several kinds of Churchs. My girlfriend and soon to be fiancee is in fact Jewish. I live NYC for christs sake. I think I would go nuts if I were an anti-semite.

Anyway, no offense. I will restate my opinion: I think William Cohen has a connection to the state of Israel that can't be underestimated and his opinion that we should send are most advanced fighter jets to Israel might be skewed.

No offense. But I do think that sending Israel the most advanced fighter ever made to fight a group of people who have been reduced to suicide bombing is a little over the top.