[daniel1212]

Aside from copy and paste, I post little now, but which includes this:

Imagine what the response would be by the Left to a nation in Africa that;

► constituted last than 0.2% of the geography of that nation;

► was surrounded by 22 nations that either are hostile to it, or tolerate its presence due to the allies of this tiny nation;

► had a historical right to the land that predates the current claimants to it by more than 1,000 years;

► has had to fight wars for its survival since its modern inception as a nation;

► has won these wars despite being outnumbered, with both sides having allies (supernatural included); ► has returned over 90% of the territory it captured as a result of wars;

► Is home to thousands of Arabs who live peacefully as citizens,with rights, and who do no have to enlist in the military;

► has sacrificed and been willing to sacrifice much in attempting to live in peace with enemies, who from the outset rejected a UN partition place, and persisted in refusing to live in peace with the minority nation.

More can be added, but unless this tiny African nation was the wrong color, and or Jewish, even the Left would normally be sympathetic to it. If it were not for Jewish money, Israel would hardly see any support from the Left. Sad that many so-called conservatives fight against Israel.

Though Israel itself (as with the US, etc.) suffers some chastisement via the wicked which can be God’s sword, (Psalms 17:13) due to unbelief and tolerance of immorality (think Tel Aviv), Israel is clearly the victim in its quest to live in peace.

[DoodleBob]

Israel was attacked. They’re the innocent party.

But let’s not by coy. “Investment” is a political redirection, about what is really foreign welfare. The same basic mental gymnastics conducted in this article about “investment” holds for the billions sent Ukraine. Or Iran.

If Israel or whoever wants to buy weapons systems, they can call a sales rep at Northrop Grumman. Or Raytheon. Etc. Then, Israel or whoever can pay for it without using their US Treasury debit card.

If American citizens feel strongly about Israel or Ukrain or whoever, they can send money from their checking account to their country of choice via Venmo.

[Gen.Blather]

I worked for the American division of an Israeli defense company. Yes, they benefited from US technology but they mostly take what they can use and improve it. Here’s why we don’t. I twice had an opportunity to present ideas for improvements and products to a program manager and the VP of marketing at General Dynamics. The PM said, “Damn! That’s genius! I don’t want to rain on your parade but GD does not invest a single dollar in development unless they get that dollar back by the end of that fiscal year. We do what the government tells us and they have to pay for it.” When presented with an idea to upgrade India’s existing fleet of Soviet vehicles to current US standards using existing drawings they had inherited from an acquisition the VP of marketing kept repeating, “We don’t want to sell them upgrades. We want them to buy Stryker’s.” I demonstrated that was both politically and fiscally impossible, yet he repeated it three times. I felt like I was talking to an animatronic recorder.

Contrast this with the Israeli company. Someone as low as a factory floor worker could flag down the CEO, present an idea and that idea would be acted on if the CEO felt it might, might be valuable. I saw this happen from all levels of employee. The result was dramatic compounding improvements in production, reliability and technology. The US is, to my knowledge, always presented with these improvements and they almost never take advantage. But the opportunity is there. The reason is, implementing even a small change with a huge improvement costs an amazing amount to implement worldwide because of documentation updates.

[zeestephen]

Wake me up when Marjorie Taylor Greene starts chopping out military aid to Japan, South Korea, and Europe.

[roving]

God made a promise to Israel. He did not make one to the United States. I’m finding out who really is a Christian or not. We turn our backs on Israel; we will no longer be a blessed nation.

[DesertRhino]

Then don’t spy on America, welcome Pollard at the airport as a national Israeli hero, and run a whorehouse in the Caribbean with 14 year old girls. Also if we are such good buddies, quit harassing Christians.

Oh, and stop protecting pedophiles who flee the USA from extradition.

[ebb tide]

► had a historical right to the land that predates the current claimants to it by more than 1,000 years;

Not true:

Second Temple Israel lost its mandate. Now the Church possesses it