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"Ahmadinejad has alienated many Americans by calling for
Israel's destruction and repeatedly dismissing the Holocaust as a myth. He also strongly supports the Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Lebanese faction Hezbollah, which the U.S. State Department lists as terrorist organizations."
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You'd be surprised how many American Jews, at least in L.A. and N.Y. remain completely dismayed by the Israeli govt's actions in Lebanon this past summer, particularly after Bush became vicariously involved by giving Israel the go ahead to destroy what they could of the country.
At any rate, what the letter is trying to spark is emotion for emotion - Ahmadinejad realizes a majority of the American population is at odds with Bush, as November's elections have shown, and he's seeking to advance his own agenda through that same majority. As the popularity of Iraq plummets, and the military and intelligence officers report that the war is becoming a losing cause, Americans are losing their concern for Hezbollah, Hamas and anyone else the State Department deems terrorists. They simply want the soldiers to leave Iraq and return home.