Not all Jews are Zionists, but all the presidential candidates better be. The only thing that matters to Zionist AIPAC is which candidates will escalate the war and bring it to Iran in order to increase Israeli "security".

In the context of AIPAC, is it no surprise that Hillary Clinton has become the most hawkish of all the Democratic contenders? All of you antiwar types who are fawning over the the Warrior Goddess Hillary Clinton while blaming all the world's ills on Repugnicans are ignoring her triangulation tactics. Remember this when you are voting for this compassionate woman to lead you, remember that she is the most hawkish of all the Dems running and you voted for her. she knows she needs to please AIPAC and will ultimately do what they want regarding the Middle East, churching up the rhetoric so that we are killing people for "humanitarian" reasons.

The bigger issue is why this is even an issue. Where are the articles regarding concern for what the Australian lobby thinks about the contenders? Where are the articles about which candidate is best for Sweden, Germany, Turkey, Jordan, India, or any of the other countries in the WORLD. Or better yet, what about the SAUDI lobby? You know, the country that we just bribed with 20B in advanced weapons and is probably supplying ~40% of the Sunni insurgents in Iraq. Oh that's right, the ultra powerful, Zionist, AIPAC hawks have a stranglehold over what is considered acceptable American political speech regarding Israel (i.e. on board and in bed 100%) and anything bad about the Saudis is to be blacked out, only spoken about in whispers behind closed doors, and ultimately erased.

Speak out against Israel and the same tactics that were used by the warmongers and their cheerleaders after 9/11 will be applied to the critic. The strategy that seems to work best at stifling debate and molding perception is to simply project the policy of these States and organization onto the people under which they supposedly "serve". To disagree with the policy and dislike it is to disagree with and dislike the people that the policy is supposed to represent. Speak out against the Zionist policies of a cabal of right wing Israelis and their uber-powerful PAC and you are an Anti-Semite who wants to destroy Israel. The Holocaust has also been used as a political tool to garner support through sympathy since its inception (one cow in Palestine is worth more than all the Jews in Europe, etc.). Like a Holocaust Museum where Americans can feel guilty about being the country that lead the charge to stop it. By making criticism of Israel taboo in American society for fear of being labeled an anti-Semite is a powerful tool for molding perceptions.

Vote for Ron Paul, he doesn't play favorites nor does he look at Israel through the political filter. That goes for all Nations. Don't stop at AIPAC though, tar and feather all of the lobbyists and send them out of town on a rail.

Are you calling Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes liars?

Will Congress listen? Who cares? As long as the Military Industrial Complex maintains a vested interest in supplying weapons to all actors in the region then the surge, or whatever the excuse du jour of the day is, will be considered working. If the report is bad, then the Establishment will whip up some other excuse with a fancy name to stick around and then puff it up until it fails and they can create something new to take its place.