Subj : Divest from the University of California To : MATT MUNSON From : Lee Lofaso Date : Thu Mar 05 2015 01:54:45 Hello Matt, MM> As UC Riverside alum ’03, I am deeply embarrassed by the MM> undergraduate students who supported the divestiture of MM> Israel. Last year the student government of Riverside MM> approved a resolution supporting divestiture and now the MM> University of California Student Association did the same MM> in early February. The Prime Minister of Israel came to America yesterday and tried to tell Americans what to do, and how to do it. I found his remarks both demeaning and insulting. There he was, standing before the Congress, having no regard to the President or the Office of the President, telling Americans that he knew better than everybody else what needed to be done with Iran - Stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons, by any means necessary, except negotiation. In other words - The Prime Minister of Israel, educated at Harvard, wanted America to go to war with Iran. He wanted Americans to fight Israel's war. Just like he wanted (and got) George W. Bush to invade Iraq. Yes, that was Bibi telling George what a swell idea it would be to get rid of Saddam Hussein. I did not see any Israeli troops invading Iraq when GWB pulled the trigger. How many American lives did we lose in that mad escapade? Republicans want American boots on the ground. But none are willing to say it. At least not publicly. If they cannot get American boots on the ground in Syria, or again in Iraq, where is the next best place? Iran. Like John McCain once sang on Saturday Night Live - "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran". MM> The hostile attitudes towards Israel only lead to MM> increasing animus against the Jewish people who are on the MM> campuses of the UC system. Why should we (Americans) fight Israel's wars for them? MM> Our campuses should no longer be a proxy venue for the Middle East conflict. Young people do the fighting, and the dying. Old people give the orders, and count the profits. While the Prime Minister of Israel complains about Iran's wish to build nuclear weapons, he fails to inform the world about Israel's own stockpile of nuclear weapons, which it got from the knowledge and technology from the good ol' US of A. MM> Nothing is going to change locally when it comes to worldwide affairs. Why should it? AIPAC owns so many congresscritters it basically owns the USA. MM> Either lobby your congressional representatives or move MM> there if you want change to happen either way. It is a worldwide conflict between the Arabs and the Jews. The Arabs own the oil and the Jews own the banks. And guess who owns the most congresscritters? MM> Unless UC students gain some common sense, I implore the MM> students to reconsider their rash opinions on divestiture. MM> Until then, I hope conservative alumni and friends of MM> Israel divest from the UC system until things change The more things change, the more things stay the same. --Lee --- MesNews/1.08.05.00-gb * Origin: news://felten.yi.org (2:203/2) .