If Israel Attacks Iran, 49% Say U.S. Should Help (What Gives?)

dtotire

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Sat May-09-09 01:57 PM
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If Israel Attacks Iran, 49% Say U.S. Should Help (What Gives?)

Thursday, May 07, 2009
Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans say that if Israel launches an attack against Iran, the United States should help Israel. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 37% believe the United States should do nothing while just 2% believe the U.S. should help Iran.
Last summer, just 42% said the United States should help Israel while 46% said the nation should do nothing.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/if_israel_attacks_iran_49_say_u_s_should_help

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DrToast

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Sat May-09-09 01:59 PM
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1. Rasmussen

He primes the responder for that answer with the second question:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/pt_survey_toplines/may_2009/toplines_israel_iran_i_may_5_6_2009

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Selatius

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Sat May-09-09 02:09 PM
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2. The US would be forced into a war if it did happen at any rate.

Because to get to Iranian airspace requires that Israeli warplanes fly through Iraqi airspace, a piece of sky the US Air Force currently controls. Iran would assume the US gave Israel permission to cross thereby making the US an accessory to war.

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Hutzpa

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Sat May-09-09 02:26 PM
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3. What 49% is that???

because I know one thing, if Isreal attack Iran without being provoked, then they should be able to withstand any counter attack from Iran and America would and should not condone Isreal.

Why would Isreal want to do something that stupid is beyond me.

Sounds like they're using push poll to rouse the populace in favor of their wet dreams.

Isreal needs to move away from wanting to attacj evry Arab nation that don't agree with them. This type of thinking is what has got the world economy into the mess its in right now.

:mad:

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ShortnFiery

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Sat May-09-09 02:42 PM
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4. I don't believe it. It's a manipulative way to manufacture consent ... remember the Iraqi Invasion.

Edited on Sat May-09-09 02:44 PM by ShortnFiery

Why do you think that most everybody in THE REST of the world was against this action? Right. They didn't have the US Media being used as one big highly coordinated PsyOps Operation to benefit the Power Elites within the Military Industrial Complex.

Perpetual War Bay-bee! That's where all our money is to be made. :evilgrin: :nuke:

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safeinOhio

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Sat May-09-09 03:03 PM
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5. they've elected

their own cheney, bush team.

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