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Ports, air strips, staging, logistics… They’re our only friendly in a sea of declared enemies.
by imchillyb 3y ago
Ports, 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