But consider the implications for the credibility and integrity of America first?
Are we covering up the Epstein scandal to protect Israel? Is that putting America first? Are we compromising our integrity for the sake of a foreign entity, even an ally? What does that do for our reputation for transparency?
Is there something in the Epstein scandal that reflects equally badly on American intelligence agencies such as the CIA? If so, why are we defending and covering for the deep state? Are we covering for Israel, for ourselves?
Who controls American foreign policy? Have we virtually denuded ourselves of patriot missiles on behalf of Israel? If so, how does that square with America first? With abandoning Ukraine?
It might well be that there are sound strategic reasons to support Israel at the cost of supporting Ukraine. Let's hear those reasons, and let's acknowledge that that is in fact what we are doing – if in fact that is the case.
In other words, broad shibboleths generally decrying American involvement in foreign wars, one that has been invoked to inhibit support for Ukraine, are only for popular consumption because they were not applied to Israel.
Foreign policy by the selective application of maxims that are supposed to be of general applicability is no policy.
