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Michele Bachmann, the outspoken conservative House representative from
Minnesota, says the United States will cease to exist if it "fails to
stand" with Israel.

"I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States
fails to stand with Israel, that is the end of the United States,"
Bachmann said at a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Los
Angeles on Feb. 6.

Bachmann went on to explain that God's special relationship with
Israel means the US would be cursed if it were to oppose Israeli
policies.

"We have to show that we are inextricably entwined, that as a nation
we have been blessed because of our relationship with Israel, and if we
reject Israel, then there is a curse that comes into play," Bachmann
said.

The congresswoman's comments went under the radar until Andy Birkey
reported on them at the Minnesota Independent.

Citing a transcript from the Israeli affairs blog Israpundit, Birkey
summed up Bachmann's position as: "Support for Israel is handed down by
God and if the United States pulls back its support, America will cease
to exist."

Many Republicans have criticized the Obama administration for taking
a tougher line with Israel than its predecessors. In the wake of the
2008-2009 Gaza war last year, which saw some 1,400 Palestinians and 13
Israelis killed, the Wh... >>>