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In my opinion, prior to Sept. 11, the lobby groups had an unconested control over the United States Foreigh policy. For the voter, politicians view on foreign policy was the last thing on the list of issues to consider. However, the lobby groups who are very helpful to the candidate in variety of ways, have a different priority than the voter's. The lobbyists help the politician to convey his message to his locals on issues they care, and the politicians, in return, accept to view the world through the lenses of the loby groups. While this relationship is still strong, I see some signs of change after Sept 11. The American people are opening their eyes to see what is going on outside their borders. Iraq, even though can be viewed as local issue, has become one of the top issues that caused the Republicans to step aside.

I agree with Mr. Goth, that there is a unhealthy solid relationship between the US leadership, Israel and Arab leaders. But I see a shift, though very slow, that will, in the long run, make the street Joes (from these countries) to have an impact on foreign policy, thanks to the information distribution explosion (internet, satellite dishes, ..etc)in the past decade and half. People are getting more informed which I believe will be key to world peace.

If terrorists could vote in the US Elections, who would they vote for?

Find out at www.failedcolumnist.blogspot.com

"Most American voters can't locate Israel on the map, let alone decide on the dynamics of the conflict."

This is pure foolishness - most Americans can in fact locate Israel on a map, and while it is not an obsession with us, the Arab/Israeli conflict is a regular topic in our news media. We, by and large, have a very different view of the legitimacy of Israel - and of the legitimacy of the violence of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other groups that apparantly represent the Arab and Muslim worlds. From this side of the ocean, it appears that the Arab world does not in fact want peace unless that peace comes with the destruction of Israel. We will not accept this.

Ms Cindy,

I totally agree with you that there won't be a drastic change in American foreign policy but all that we need is to tone down the combative policies as you said and to engage with the outside world in a more accomodative way.

I meant past 5 years not 55 years

Mr. Goth,
Many Americans are unimformed- this is true. But I care very much about all the peoples of the world who are suffering. While a Democratic cogress won't necessarily change foreign policy, if the Democrats gain control of the Senate and moderate republicans feel safer takig a stand, there is a good chance that the Combative policies of the past 55 years will be toned down. One election is not enough to make drastic changes, it may take years. But the position that other poster have stated that americans don't care is unfair and inaccurate

Mr. Goth:

The American voter does not control directly the foreign policy of the US government. Most American voters can't locate Israel on the map, let alone decide on the dynamics of the conflict.

Perhaps you are confusing some Arab myths about how the US government works and the real power pro-Israel lobbies exercise in congress.

Arabs, in their attempt to explain why US government policies are biased towards Israel, and because "Jewish conspiracies" have been left unchecked in the Arab world, have invented the following myth:

The US government is run by Jews.
People usually list all the names of high-ranking officials whose names "sound" Jewish even though in many cases they are not even Jewish!

Up until recently, AIPAC was unknown to most Arabs. Thanks to Al-Jazeera, now more Arabs are starting to understand the dynamics of political influence in America.

The real question is:

Without AIPAC, would the US position on the conflict be the same?

Of course not.

It Will be like the position of many other Western nations which don't have similar lobbies.

It is the naivete of the highest order for the Arab street to worry about the American elections. This is nothing but a misplaced priority. This is nothing but a futile attempt to find a solution from the wrong place. The so-called Arab street should focus on their local politics. The only people who can effect change on the 19Th century dictatorships they live in is themselves. Unless they take the initiative and force these perennial tyrants to change, nothing will change.

The elections here in the United States will never effect change in the Middle East. The change in the Middle East must come from the Middle East. As the late, former United States speaker of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts Mr. Tim O ' Neal once said and I quote " politics is local". No body can change the old Egyptian despot Hosni Mubarak unless, Egyptians took to the streets and mount massive, non violent civil disobedience protests rallies as has happened in many places such as in Romania in 1989, when massive humanity washed away the autocratic rule of Nicolae Ceausescu, or as recently happened in Ukraine, Republic of Georgia, East Timor and a number of other places.

The Arab street must understand that social change can only come from within. No outside force can never effect change in their societies. The betterment of their societies must come from them. Elections in the United States are mostly influenced by local issues. This year, the war in Iraq has a negative impact on Republican candidates. Due to the war in Iraq, Republican for the first time in almost two decades, are on the very brink of losing their majority status in the House of Representatives and the Senate to Democrats. But at any rate this will not have an impact on who will be in charge in Damascus, Beirut, Riyadh, Oman, Algeris, Tripoli or the like. At the end of the day, the failed Arab leaders of the 20Th century, such as Qaddafi, Hosni Mubarak, the House of Saud Wahhabi tyrants, the Syrian king-Bashar Al-Assad; who inherited the throne from his father will all be in charge. In turn the problems of the Arab street such as illiteracy, health care, lack of freedom of any sort, (be it of expression, assembly,or worship), lack of employment opportunities and the rest will not change a bit.

The Arab street needs to take charge of its destiny. They need to stop the false dream of waiting a divine help to change their fortune. No Gandhi will ever come from the blue to deliver them from their misery. No miracle leader will ever come down from haven to alleviate their perpetual blight. The energy, the action and the momentum for social change, justice and civil rights must come from within-the Arab street. The feeling of the false hope during American elections is pointless.

The great civil rights leader of the 19Th century, Frederick Douglas once said and I quote " power is not a given thing it must be demanded, It never was and it never will."

I wonder who come they become so angry and come out in massive protest rallies, whenever somebody draws a blasphemous cartoon about the prophet Mohamed (may peace be upon him0, or when the Pope has cited the statements from a Byzantine emperor slandering Islam. Who come they can't be angry about the blight of the blight of Muslims in Darfur and other places. Who come they won't worry about the corrupt and inept rule of their for life leaders. The later is a little bit ironic.

It is no secret that the US would advance the interest of Israel before it fixes the domestic problems of its own people. Remember Katrina?
However, this unremitting support of USA for Israel has been sold to the common American public as an American foreign interest that will guarantee security for the American people from terrorism. The American public has long accepted the notion that defending Israel is a moral obligation that the American working men and women should pay for, under all circumstances, even if it required American troops committed to fight the wrong war to defend Israel on the expenses of the American taxpayers. Little that the public knows is the powerful American Jews and the very active Israel Lobbies, who had managed to successfully brainwashed the American people into believing that the American domestic interests is no way different from Israel interest. This explains why, in addition to the over $3 billion American taxpayer's money that Israel gets in direct cash for assistance every year, Israel also gets over $500 of aid money for every Israeli head count every year. With such limitless amount of money, Israel is able to produce Weapons of Mass Destruction with the help of American technology and secret intelligence that only Israel has an access to. With such power, Israel turns around and destroys innocent children of Palestine, Lebanon, and whoever else Arab countries needed to be kept in line. Call them the "terrorists".
All the while, the oil-rich Arab Sheikhs in the Middle East have been sleeping in bed with the US, who brainwashed them to believe that their Kingdom/ Sheikdoms would be in danger if they failed to pay the Americans to protect them from terrorism. Little that these oil-rich Sheiks know is that the American government is funneling that money to Israel in order to continue the occupation of Palestine. It, therefore, does not matter much whether the Sheiks sleep with a Democrat or Republican in the Whitehouse, because it wouldn't change this US policy a bit. And maybe that is what the Sheiks want anyways.