There are countless people that barrade the US government for supporting Israel. Do all of you people realize that Israel is the US's ally, and that they support us too when they can? And what about France. They constantly are backing out of supporting what we do, and recently sided with Hezbolla in peace talks. Have people forgotten about thier allies?
How would YOU feel if you had no friends to come to your aid?
2006-08-22 13:00:49 · 14 answers · asked by gurevich29 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
France surrendered.
2006-08-22 13:23:33 · answer #1 · answered by Bawney 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure everybody with any political sense knows that Israel is an ally of the USA. It would be unreasonable to think that the USA would provide billions in aid to a country that was not our ally....or at least receive something in trade.
As for France as your ally. Live and learn about France. They use to be our ally, now they are our national part time for making jokes. My family ancestry is French as we fled to the future USA in 1709.
2006-08-22 20:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by iraq51 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tell me when and how Israel has "supported" US?
Did it send troops to support US military operations in:
Vietman War?
Korean War?
Persian Gulf War?
Somalia Conflict?
Bosnia conflict?
Afghanistan conflict?
Iraqi War?
Ally my a ss.
ALLY is an illusion in international relations. There is no such thing. It is all reciprocity - what you can do for me and what I can do for you at the moment.
Israel is akin to this rich, puny kid on the playground whose home happens to be situated next to a sorority house. Then come a big bully, who gets paid quite generously in exchange for kid's protection and the bully's unsatiable, horny desire for those hot chicks in the sorority next door.
The puny kid gets the protection on the playground while the big bully gets paid and the opportunity to get close to the sorority house, what is not to like.
However, what is not to like in current situation in Middle East. War is good for the US economy, all wars are. "Patriotic" soldiers flock to join the military fighting wars after war. People die and other people replace them to create more economic activity and keep the unemployment rate down. Another 9-11 in the US is even better, do you know how much economy is generated by building the Freedom Tower? So what is not to like. Military policy makers know this, Department of State knows this, the President knows this. Forget about idealogy, get a grip on reality, it is all about the dollar sign, wake up.
2006-08-22 20:08:52 · answer #3 · answered by muhaha 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Right, but WE are Israel's only friends right now. I hope they realize that, because they aren't all that receptive to US aid. Also, I thought France was starting to get with it. (they've started deporting people...etc.) They have a huge Mouslim population, so I think they're pandering to them. The Hezbos are a nasty bunch, and are doing alot of bullying.
2006-08-22 20:13:30 · answer #4 · answered by ThatguyPete 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How does Israel support us, please? Specifically? And how does their support in some way even begin to counter the tremendous animosity engendered by our continued support of them?
Bear in mind, no matter what your feelings may be, or whether you think the reasons it was done were good or understandable reasons, the truth is still that land was essentially taken from Palestine by force, by foreign powers, against the will of the people living on it, and given away to re-create an extinct country. Rather like taking food out of the mouth of one person and giving it to another, because you're bigger, stronger, and you like the other guy better.
Then, because that guy knows you like him, and you're big and strong, he's going to keep taking, because he has a big strong friend to back him up. And in the taking, he makes a lot of people very, very mad at you, because you are helping him perpetrate an injustice against people who cannot defend themselves against him AND his big strong friend. Nonetheless, some of those people decide they are going to fight. They may have to be stealthy, because they are not strong enough to go head to head with both of you, but they are determined, and time is on their side. And in time, as they get stronger, they make friends too. And their plight serves as an example, and a warning to others, who decide that you are a bully, and that they don't like you, or your friend, at all.
Israel still exists because we support them. Fine. I'm not suggesting that they give their county back, because I don't think it would solve anything. But, I do think Israel collectively decided long ago that they had the right (God-given, they believe) to do whatever they wanted when it came to aggression against the countries around them, and we let them believe that it was OK with us for a long time because we didn't withdraw our support. That we didn't has a lot to do with guilt over the Holocaust, I think. However, Israel has chosen to use our support to do some very wrong things, and we are guilty by association. Those are not the actions of a friend.
See, here's the way real friends act. They tell you the truth. When you're about to do something colossally stupid, they yell, "Wait! That's a colossally stupid thing to do!" They don't help you to do something that will harm you irreparably. If you are wrong about something, they argue with you. If you want to rebel against your country and start another one, they fight for you, and help you found a nation. If their country is being overrun by bad guys, you fight for them and help them survive. You give each other thoughtful, unique gifts. Some days they get mad at you, some days you get mad at them. Some days, they try to find solutions to a bad problem that they think is just going to get worse, because they don't want to see a whole hell of a lot of MORE people die, even though they know that you disagree with them.
And if you are truly friends, none of it will destroy your friendship, it will just make it stronger. Vive la France!
BTW, I can hear you screaming "Anti-Semite!" I'm not. I do know a lot of American Jews who are very upset with Israel's actions. They don't want to see Israel wiped off the map, and neither do I, but they feel Israel has quite deliberately chosen a course of action that they know could escalate out of control at the drop of a hat. One of my (Jewish) co-workers told me yesterday that she thinks the hard-liners are hoping for that, working for that, as it will give Israel an excuse to use their arsenal to all-out obliterate their age-old enemies. A full scale war of that nature would poison the whole world, in more ways than one. What's so friendly about that?
2006-08-22 21:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by functionary01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can a race have allies when it has ceased being an ally to itself? Jews and Arabs are Semitic. ONE race.
2006-08-24 06:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by ΛVΛ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How has Iasrel helped us? The last military action they took hurt the US almost as much as it hurt Lebanon! There are now shiites chanting "death to america" in Iraq. Thanks Israel!
If we had taken French advice not to invade Iraq then the world would be a much better place and we wouldn't be living in this giant shitstorm bush has gotten us into!
2006-08-22 20:05:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Israel is your last ally. USA what have you done with your friends ?
2006-08-22 20:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by Agathe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
France is being taken over by muslims. That's why they won't back us on anything. They have no spine.
2006-08-22 20:09:25 · answer #9 · answered by Go Rush! 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
gurevich?...sounds very jewish...if someone has behaviour problems and causes problems, he doesn't have many friends...politics is different...an ally is not a friend anyway
2006-08-22 20:24:08 · answer #10 · answered by mpcagk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋