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WOULD AL FRANKEN VOTE TO MAKE ISRAEL STAND ALONE AGAINST IRAN?

By Michael B. Brodkorb | October 23, 2007

This article from the Jerusalem Post which quotes Senator Norm Coleman triggered an interesting response from Team Franken and the liberal blogosphere: 

"If military action is undertaken against Iran, Israel won't be doing it alone, US Senator Norm Coleman told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday

'If action is going to be taken, it's not going to be Israel alone,' Coleman (R-Minnesota), the ranking member of the Senate foreign relation's Near East subcommittee. 'The reality is that Israel would have to have approvals and authorities. If something is taken, the United States is going to be part of that. We have to understand that. There is no saying, 'Israel did it.''

Coleman, noting that he was speaking as one senator and not for the entire US government, talked to the Post after meeting with visiting Knesset members. He also said that while the delegation of MKs – which included Likud's Yuval Steinitz and Meretz's Yossi Beilin – presented a united front, no such unanimity could be found on the American side." Source: Jerusalem Post, October 19, 2007

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Team Franken provided a statement to Minnesota Monitor about Coleman's comments:  

"The campaign of Democrat Al Franken, who is challenging Coleman in 2008, was sharply dismissive of the comments. 'It's impressive how Norm manages to be out of step with Minnesotans on two wars at once,' said Andy Barr, Franken's campaign manager, in a statement given to Minnesota Monitor." Source: Minnesota Monitor, October 22, 2007

Barr's quote raises some serious questions: would Al Franken vote to make Israel stand alone against Iran? Does Al Franken think Israel does not have a right to defend their national security?

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This post also appears on Blogs for Norm!, an online community and blog covering the 2008 U.S. Senate campaign in Minnesota. The primary goal of Blogs for Norm! is to organize bloggers who support U.S. Senator Norm Coleman. 

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