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The way Israel owns American military and foreign policy should be a national shame. Reminds me of this other story about Israel going behind Obama's back to get weapons straight from the Pentagon. http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sway-over-israel-on-gaza-...

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That's politics bullshit, Obama wanted to "remind" the Israelis who's boss and make sure the world sees.

Political influence arising from an active group of Jewish-Americans lobbying their own government not "ownership". If you're against it, you too are free to get involved, form a special interest group, and lobby our government in the other direction.

That's not how a democracy is supposed to work. Extreme influence by a small group of individuals outside of the voting process indicated a broken system.

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