Fascinating post General... and it provides somme history/context.
But I still think it’s wrong.
Biden also wants to give 75 million to the Palestinians.
So their funding both sides.
Does not make sense !
Trump STOPPED funding the Palestinians. And a reminder...95% of the Palestinians are Muslims. Wake up!!
Do you also argue it was wrong for us to support Great Britain and Soviet Union prior to our entry in WWII?
“So their funding both sides.
Does not make sense !”
I think you’re looking at this from a perspective that is not the US government’s perspective. Even claiming it’s the government’s perspective is probably wrong. That would imply that our present government has some clear goal or objective that various functionaries think would benefit the US government and the interests of the US people. While I believed that was happening during the Trump administration, I don’t believe it is possible when the Democrats are laser focused on simply maintaining power at any cost. You get a sense of “the government’s” priorities when their military recruitment videos are replayed the world over as parodies. When we’ve reached a point when it’s impossible to parody the government’s actions, it’s also impossible to believe they have any kind of sensible policy towards any person, government, group or idea.
In this context, the objective of any gift, sale or transfer is not to help or support one side or idea over another. It’s to gain whatever political benefit that giving the money or support can gain you at home. Does anyone believe that there’s one wit of sympathy or support from the present US officialdom for either side?
The way this works is, competing interests go to the Administration and broker a deal. You give 75 million dollars (a portion of which will find its way back to my pocket by proxy) to XYZ and I’ll give your sister-in-law a partnership in our law firm. Oh, and a half million signing bonus. The manufacturer of rockets offers a break on the cost of another product if he gets a lucrative no bid on Iron Dome missiles. That way whoever negotiates the other contract can claim a couple of brownie points, and, possible a post government job. There are a lot voices at a lot of levels involved in this. All we see are a few headlines that really don’t reflect what’s going on at all.
If you’re looking for sense, or consistency, or a general purpose, it’s probably not there to find.