How much influence did the Israeli lobby AIPAC have on the Bush Administration's decision to go to war in Iraq? Quite a bit, say John Mearshimer and Stephen Walt in the London Review of Books. They make that point in the latter third of this article which attempts to explain the often inexplicable: how the hell did US foreign policy get so tied to Israel, a country which often ignores US desires and ambitions in the Middle East? It's worth a read, even if you agree with none of it.
via Juan Cole.
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