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b_b  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Israel,Palestine Conflict:Chomsky's View

The counter argument is the same counter argument that has been used for millenia: might makes right.





shoe77  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Why has the US given Israel unwavering support? Are the Jewish lobbyists that powerful?

thenewgreen  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's also strategic, right? Israel is essentially a US base located smack dab where we may need it to secure vital resources. Lobby or not, we must need them or I don't think the majority of the US population would tolerate the riches allocated there.

shoe77  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I feel like we have our resources invested in allies such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and UAE though. Israel does provide a place to garrison our troops, but is it really all that important? If there wasn't such ridiculous support for Israel, I would think that much of the middle eastern belligerence, tension and terrorism would be quelled.