Bush aide says Iraq withdrawal bad for Israel

[moghrabi]

Bush aide says Iraq withdrawal bad for Israel

Mon Oct 31, 6:47 PM ET

US President George W. Bush's national security adviser warned that a hasty US withdrawal from Iraq would embolden extremists who seek "the eventual destruction of Israel."

In remarks prepared for delivery to the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) summit, Stephen Hadley said building democracy where Saddam Hussein's regime once stood would help that staunch US ally.

"If freedom prevails in Iraq, others in the region -- including Syria and Iran -- will be under greater pressure to open up their repressive political systems. And that is good news for Israel," said Hadley.

"For Israel should not be condemned, in the name of stability, to live in a region where despots threaten to 'wipe them off the map,'" he said, quoting comments by hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

"The spread of democracy will make the Middle East a safer neighborhood for Israel. An American retreat from Iraq, on the other hand, would only strengthen the terrorists who seek the enslavement of Iraq and the eventual destruction of Israel," said Hadley.

The White House released Hadley's remarks as prepared for delivery via satellite to AIPAC's national summit in Los Angeles.

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[moghrabi]

RE: Bush aide says Iraq w

Is it worth American lives to protect another occupier?

 

[Ocean Breeze]

Interesting...........as this is the first time to my knowledge that any one has admitted -openly- that Israel factors into the equation...

( unless this is just more spin/lies and defensive posturing)

 

[moghrabi]

RE: Bush aide says Iraq w

Well Israel is always in the equation. It is the little daughter of the US. They use same torture tactics, they are both occupiers, they both never care about UN resolutions and so on. The safety of Israel is a big priority in the ME to keep all the Arab countries in check.