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Israel is a crucial ally in the oil rich and unstable Middle East. If Israel were to fall, or stop cooperating with the US, our foreign policy would be strongly
by jfengel 2y ago
Israel is a crucial ally in the oil rich and unstable Middle East. If Israel were to fall, or stop cooperating with the US, our foreign policy would be strongly affected.
I wouldn't say its importance is on par with defending global shipping, but it really is up there. That's not to say we, or they, are doing it well. But it's not just a whim on our part.
- AmericanChopper 2y agoIsrael is ultimately unimportant to every other country in the world, and the argument that they contribute anything to regional stability is rather laughable. What is important is that we contribute to the defence of our allies, but they are an incredibly low quality ally. Regional stability is arguably a lot more important to Saudi Arabia (a country that has never tried to sink any US navy ships I might add).