Andrew Sullivan turned away from Israel because . . . manifest destiny via @feedly

ace.mu.nu 21 Mar '12, 7pm

Andrew Sullivan turned away from Israel because . . . manifest destiny via @feedly

If it is condescending to think that Andrew Sullivan -- formerly an embarrassingly rabid Zionist, who lately has become an embarrassingly rabid anti-Zionist -- doesn't know much about the Middle East, and fears its complexity, well, I guess I'm guilty. The main problem with Andrew's view of the world, and with Peter Beinart's book, is the systematic downplaying of Palestinian mistakes in order to blame the impasse in the peace process on Israel. (I remember when Andrew, of course, characterized Palestinians as devils and thought Israelis wore halos, but this was before, as he told me over lunch one day a couple of years ago, he realized that Netanyahu, in his opinion, was standing in the way of President Obama's destiny. Once Netanyahu got in the way, Andrew said, he was finished defending Israel

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@IloiloKano » 21 Mar '12, 8pm
Did Andrew Sullivan turn from rabid Israel defender to rabid hater because Netanyahu stood in way of Obama's "destiny"? [link]
@American1st » 21 Mar '12, 8pm
@Jihadihunter SORRY BUT Andrew Sullivan is more like USED CONDOM, A DOUCHE IS REUSABLE(Isnt it?) [link] [link]
@Jihadihunter » 21 Mar '12, 8pm
Andrew Sullivan is a douche [link] [link]
@drawandstrike » 21 Mar '12, 7pm
RT @TRMirCat: RT @vermontaigne: Andrew Sullivan turned away from Israel because . . . manifest destiny [link] via @feedly
@TRMirCat » 21 Mar '12, 7pm
RT @vermontaigne: Andrew Sullivan turned away from Israel because . . . manifest destiny [link] via @feedly
@vermontaigne » 21 Mar '12, 7pm
Andrew Sullivan turned away from Israel because . . . manifest destiny [link] via @feedly
@AG_Conservative » 21 Mar '12, 7pm
This isn't really surprising, nobody really takes @sullydish seriously: [link]
@AceofSpadesHQ » 21 Mar '12, 7pm
Jeffrey Goldberg: @andrewsullivan confessed he'd flip-flopped on Israel because Netanyahu blocked Obama's "destiny" [link]
@stjohnswoods » 21 Mar '12, 7pm
RT @vermontaigne: Andrew Sullivan turned away from Israel because . . . manifest destiny [link] via @feedly