• umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    Unconditional support for Israel is a really important pillar of post-cold-war US foreign policy.

    why?

    • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      7 months ago

      I already elaborated elsewhere in the thread, but TLDR Israel is an extremely important strategic position.

      One point I didn’t bring up elsewhere is the MIC’s blowback job security machine is predicated on endless war, and if the CIA’s assets in ISIL or other terrorist groups aren’t moving the amount of missiles that Northrop Grumman is looking to sell, Israel is always one phone call away from some psychotic military operation. But I honestly don’t think this is anywhere near as important of a factor, especially now that we even saw the US abandon Ukraine to help Israel.