[–] LewsTherinTelamon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I agree Israel was a huge motivating factor, and even the lies I am citing are connected to Israel. One of the people that orchestrated the incubator lie was Senator Tom Lantos, a holocaust survivor. Tom was an American Zionist. He was one of the few people present who knew the true identity of the girl who testified.
I can't say for certain things would have been better if we stayed uninvolved. I think I am of the mindset that there were no "right" options. I will say that I don't like people using lies to agitate for war.
Our past in the middle east is certainly more sordid than just this affair, but patterns seem to repeat themselves.