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Why does the US need to protect Israel? What’s in it for us? Honest question.
by noworriesnate 3y ago
Why does the US need to protect Israel? What’s in it for us? Honest question.
- imchillyb 3y agoPorts, air strips, staging, logistics… They’re our only friendly in a sea of declared enemies.
- mindslight 3y agoFat lot of good it's doing in regards to genocidal Russia.
- noworriesnate 3y agoI’m sure we use those resources to defend Israel more effectively but I’m talking about using them for our own benefit. Maybe with the US being energy independent we can let the Middle East move into the obscurity it so desperately needs. Once the stakes are more localized, they can work out their local issues without nations from halfway around the world getting PTSD trying to interfere.
- CameronNemo 3y agoYeah Israel does not have the US's back at all. At least Netanyahu does not. AIUI he and Biden are on very tense terms.
- unmole 3y agoBahrain, Quatar, Kuwait, UAE, Jordan and Oman are all home to US military bases. If they are not allies, is the US an occupying power in these countries?
- local_crmdgeon 3y agoDepending on who you ask, yes
- Clubber 3y agoI dunno, it might half way be protecting the Middle East from Israel as much as the other way around. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/friends-benefits-why-us-israeli-alliance-good-america https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/friends-... Sort answer, they're a staunch ally providing security, intelligence and economic partnerships.