BmeBenji@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 年前Why does the government of the USA stand by the country of Israel?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhy does the government of the USA stand by the country of Israel?BmeBenji@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·2 年前They were our only ally in the Levant during the cold war. The other Arab states were USSR aligned. Not that they were a great ally, but political motivations at the time said we needed one.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 年前They aren’t an ally now though. They screw with our politics and ignore anything they don’t want.
They were our only ally in the Levant during the cold war. The other Arab states were USSR aligned. Not that they were a great ally, but political motivations at the time said we needed one.
With allies like these, who needs enemies?
They aren’t an ally now though. They screw with our politics and ignore anything they don’t want.
I didn’t say they were a good one.