Dschrute3
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- Dec 10, 2016
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Actually, Israel probably has nukes, so if you think her survival would be threatened without Americas support, what do you think would have/would happen in that region?Your premises are clearly wrong, so one has to wonder why. Israel doesn't rely on US aid for its survival. In fact, the US didn't even start t provide significant aid until after Israel proved it was the regional super power. While the US does not depend on Israel for its survival, it does depend on Israel to provide a region of peace and stability in the ME so the US does not have to send US troops into battle there. Perhaps you don't think of yourself as being bigoted with respect to Israel, but the false premises you base your opinions on suggest you are. If you hold strong opinions that are not based on facts, you are a bigot.Actually, Israel defeated its major enemies and kicked the USSR out of the ME without any Us help, and the US and the US only started providing aid in order to have influence in the ME after the 1973 war.Last i checked, it's American Taxpayers who've ensured Israel's survival. It's not the other way around. So yes, they will have to respect all Americans' opinions on their actions. But if they don't wanna do that, they can always choose to decline the money and weapons.
Without US aid, Israel would survive as it did before 1973, but the US would have very little influence in the region and would probably have to station US troops in the ME to protect its Arab allies and US interests.
Aid to Israel costs US taxpayers nothing because 75% of it must be spent in the US, providing tens of thousands of good paying US jobs and the federal, state amd local taxes on wages and profits as they circulate through the economy recovers all of the money. The aid is, in fact, as wealth transfer from the federal government to the States, similar to a federal stimulus program. If you want to complain about taxpayers being ripped off think of the enormous cost to US taxpayers of defending the deadbeats NATO countries in Europe.
Point is, we don't rely on Israel for our survival. However, Israel does rely on us for its survival. So if i disagree with some of its actions, i don't feel i deserve to immediately be labeled a 'Racist' or 'Anti-Semite. My opinion should be respected. I mean, who's running the show? Us or Israel?
Sorry, but i don't know what world you live in. Without the US, Israel would be a distant memory at this point. It owes its existence to the US. So it'll just have deal with the fact some Americans don't always agree with its actions. If it can't deal with that, just stop accepting American Taxpayer-provided money and weapons. It's their call.
Gee, i wonder which nation provided it with those Nukes? Israel only currently exists due to massive US support. You would think that would cause them to behave in a more respectful gracious manner.