| I know many won't like this, but here goes...
Isreal might be our best ally in the ME, but that really isnt saying very much.
In the past 50 years Isreal has sold secret military and non military technology to hostile countries like China, it has but caught or has been implicated in at least 3 different spy rings within the US, and it has shown a willingness to stab friends in the back when it suited their interests. (I refer to the infamous case of the USS Liberty) which I refuse to believe was an accident. It also has a tendency to be a haven for criminals from both the US and Eastern Europe. Sometimes this is done without the Governments knowledge, sometimes not. Not to mention that Isreal has a foreign policy with its neighboors that is directly in contradiction to US (and other nations) interests. And all this as $11 Billion in US taxpayer dollars that gets sent to them annually. My question is what exactly do we (Americans) get out of this 'alliance'? Should we defend Isreal? It depends on the situation. But I dont think the US shouldn't be Isreal's b**** either. So far it seems like a very one sided relationship.
DISCLAMIER: My issue is with the policies of the Isreali government, not its people or the Jewish Religon. So don't even think about labelling me an anti-semite, similarily to any neo-nazis trolling about, dont think I am agreeing with your anti-semetic views because I criticize the Isreali Government. Make no mistake, I dont. |