Quote (JessiWan @ 14 Dec 2023 18:37)
Aid is not just about propping up the military. Israel requires Western aid in other important areas, for example I have read that their healthcare system is funded by US aid money. If you withhold this money from them, their military won't be directly affected but the country as a whole might have trouble maintaining itself. The end result is still a floundering Israel.
Whether a country can thrive is not solely determined whether it has a working army.
Our healthcare system is not funded by US.
Quote (thesnipa @ 14 Dec 2023 18:31)
you're hopping between contexts. withholding aid is a political decision. if politicians vote to cancel aid, politicians will be subject to scrutiny with what follows. just as for years politicians have had Iraq war votes held against them. and thats why no politician will touch aid, they're scared.
but of course the real context you're missing is that i personally am, and always have been, against aid to israel. we should pay them some small amount in return for the intel they give us, because they have for decades, but that's it. MAYBE 10% of what they receive today.
im just speaking about reality, as a pragmatist, not my own personal moral calls. arguing only based on your morals is middle school behavior.
Israel is much more than intel to the US
And you dont even realize how much
The outcome will be the same with or without US money
This post was edited by Many_Names on Dec 14 2023 10:48am