Monday, June 08, 2009

Israel is a "trusted ally"?

Really? Can anybody name a single thing that Israel has *ever* done for the United States? C'mon, surely Israel has contributed at least ONE soldier to some U.S.-led peacekeeping operation, right? And basing rights... surely there is at least ONE U.S. base in Israel, right? Can anybody name it?

I mean, c'mon. "Ally" implies that Israel does something for the US in exchange for the US doing lots of things for Israel (over $4 billion lots of things a year, to start with). So what is it that the US gets for its $4 billion lots of things a year that it does for Israel? Other than a lot of headaches from Arabs upset about it? Anybody?

-- Badtux the Ally Penguin

5 comments:

  1. (Snort)Israeli officers like pissing of US sailors by ordering them around on their own ships.

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  2. They are nice enough to determine our Middle East foreign policy for us.

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  3. Well there is that, but color me red, white, and blue and fuck me with a spoon if doing Israel's bidding in invading Iraq was a good idea...

    - Badtux the Ain't-that-special Penguin

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  4. Haifa serves as a harbor for the sixth fleet, I think. And we do share our faulty intelligence with you...

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  5. I really think the US should cut off all aid to Israel until they stop constructing new settlements. Oooooooh, I know that makes me a big ol' Jew hater (although my boyfriend's Jewish), but I'm sick of the US letting Israel get away with the blatant F.U. that these settlements represent.

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