Quote (El1te @ Aug 2 2023 09:19pm)
They don't have complete control over the US (yet). Aid to Israel is largely a Republican initiative through valid reasons that ^Hamsterbaby stated. However, also due to geopolitical power.
In fact we should be giving even more money to Israel supplying them with weapons to destroy their invaders. The Democratic party has undermined Israel for decades, subverting their rightful territorial expansion, running propaganda against Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government, pushing propaganda in support of terrorist invaders
why is supporting israel's claim to the middle east something american tax payers should do? for geopolitical and military internationalism? to hinder iran further? is that the primary reason?
Quote (El1te @ Aug 2 2023 09:24pm)
No way, I am a Jew lover but I am not unthinking, that entire region belongs to them and they had been denied their rightful homeland for 2000 years since the Bar Kohkba revolt & genocide committed by the Romans.
what makes it their rightful homeland exactly? the only reason it is currently their land is [initially and primarily] the American taxpayer. What has been shown to be true is power is what makes something your land, nothing else. Previous ownership or religions reasons mean nothing, power is all that matters.
I know that the current funding isn't propping up Israel as it's a small fraction of its gdp, but at its inception and throughout its recent history the west has financially and militarily supported israel's existence.
I think the only persuasive argument for the continual funding of israel by the west (primarily america) is that it must be an incredible investment. I am ignorant of that reasoning outside of hindering nations that hate America for its support of Israel in the first place. America doesn't really care about oil in the middle east for personal use, they only care that the oil doesn't go to places like china and russia.
what seems to be the case is America gives money to Israel so it can support military companies such as LMT but label it as foreign aid
This post was edited by majorblood on Aug 3 2023 08:33am