• Maalus@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    US gains an ally in a very important region of the world. They have huge strategic value. Saying there is nothing is misguided.

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      8 months ago

      We have an ally next door, Jordan.

      We’d probably have more allies if we dropped support.

      What we are doing is equivalent to us deciding to support North Korea and being shocked that all of a sudden we lose regional support from just about everyone.

      Israel, especially with an ongoing genocide, is toxic to stability and alliances. It isolates more than it gives strategic advantage.

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        8 months ago

        Everyone keeps ignoring Jordan but it literally has the best cultural and economic relations with the US. Were they not even together in the anti ISIS coalition?

        But nope, Israeli lobbying is stronger than all of our voices combined.

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      Looks like allying with Israel has only been detrimental to the US. It’s been great for Zionists who need the US’ protection, though.

      Osama bin Laden cited US’ support for Israel as one of the reasons for the 9/11 attacks.

      Think about the billions, or perhaps trillions, of dollars the US has lost out on because of its support of Israel.

      We need to drop them like a bad habit.

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        Okay, what’s your point? I’m stating a fact. They have high strategic value. I don’t need to be convinced that it’s expensive or risky

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            8 months ago

            Drop that reddit shit and just explain when someone asks.

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            8 months ago

            I re read it. I still don’t see why you decided to respond to me stating a fact with a rant. I don’t really care about your opinion and I’m not here to debate whether the US should still support Israel.

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          8 months ago

          You say they have value as an ally. What benefit has the alliance had for the US? Did Israel contribute soldiers to Iraq or Afghanistan? Did Israel support the Obama administration’s JCPOA or did they try to undermine it and kill it?

          It’s a one-way alliance.

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        8 months ago

        What do you mean, they are still there, the US can still use their shit if they need to.

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          8 months ago

          Tactical value is fleeting. Israel is the reason we can’t afford anything for domestic civilians since 2001.

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      Why do we need to be involved in the region at all? We’ve only done more harm than good.

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          Because you said they provide huge strategic value. What value is that? Why do we even need to have bases in that area to begin with?

          • Maalus@lemmy.world
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            Because it’s part of the US power projection. Asking that is like asking “why does the US need to do anything outside their borders”.