You wrote: "Strategically you are a dead loss for the United States. We get nothing out of you, No bases, no allies in war, no help diplomatically because you're kryptonite to most of the world."
The US uses its alliance and influence with Israel to diplomatic advantage when dealing with the Arab states, and the even the EU. To the extent the US is able to gain cooperation with Arab governments it is precisely because the US is perceived to have influence with and on Israel. Otherwise, the US would have one large "carrot" less to offer the Arab states.
Besides diplomatic benefit, the US and Israel have an extension bi-lateral joint military relationship and co-develop military programs to each countries benefit.
The aid the US sends Israel is mostly in the form of monetary credits that Israel must use to purchase US made military hardware, which support US industry and jobs.
Israel provides valuable intelligence to the US since its networks in the Middle East are much deeper than anything the US has developed, especially since the Clinton adminstration ended funding for most of the on the ground operations run by the CIA.
But because of the need for the US to build working relationships with the Arab and Muslim states, it cannot be seen as standing shoulder to shoulder with Israel in an overt manner, as result, the benefit of the US-Israel relationship is purposely not stressed.
You may think whatever you wish, but it is no accidnet that every US adminstration since 1949 has found Israel, even with all its warts, a net benefit for the US national interests.
Every year a large majority of Congress formally expresses the its support of Israel. This cannot be explained by the idea that the so-called "Jewish lobby" unduly influences US foreign policy to America's detrement.
Or do you think the US government is so easily duped?
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