Israel, Iran name checks illustrate America's twin obsessions
NBC News / John Ray
01-Nov-2012 (2 comments)

TEL AVIV, Israel -- In a season dominated by opinion poll numbers, here's another telling figure: 34.

That was the number of times Israel was mentioned in the final debate between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.  Iran recieved a more frequent name check but that was often in association with Israel. All-in-all, it added up to a pretty accurate gauge of the United States' foreign policy obsessions.

Clearly Israel is still the center of the American world – exactly where a country on the receiving end of $3 billion of military aid annually likes to be.  And at the crux of the Israel-United States' relationship, and presidential race, is what Washington would do if Israel attacked Iran's nuclear program.

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Anonymous Observer

That's what I always say

by Anonymous Observer on Fri Nov 02, 2012 08:13 AM PDT

Iranian Americans--of all political persuasions-- should get involved in the American political process.  That's how every immigrant community in the U.S. has gained power and influence in this country.  


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Soosan Khanoom

Interesting ...

by Soosan Khanoom on Thu Nov 01, 2012 09:03 PM PDT

" According to IVoteIsrael, around 160,000 Israeli citizens possess U.S. passports. By campaign’s end, almost half will have registered postal votes." 

and then we have Iranian-Americans who have been living in the U.S for decades but do not even bother to vote.    What a shame!  

 

 


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