[Alberta's Child]

If Israel didn't need U.S. aid to survive, they wouldn't ask for U.S. aid. There's a simple reason why Israel "needs" U.S. aid to survive these days -- because they want to maintain a European-style welfare state while at the same time maintaining a war-time level of military preparedness at all times. It is impossible to do this unless you have a substantial flow of cash and other financial assistance from an outside benefactor.

What a way to twist history. First off in 1973 it was Nixon and that self hating JEw Kissinger who begged Israel not to attack first. Israel listened foolishly and it cost Israel greatly, still Israel won and was prepared to Finish Egypt and Syria off, but once again gave into American Pressure.

It's kind of funny how Israeli history (according to so many Americans here on FreeRepublic) is filled with all these "traitors" and "self-hating Jews," and yet every government (left, right, and all over the map) seems to have the same problem of "listening foolishly" to things that are supposed to be such threats to the nation's existence. What the hell is going on here?

Israel got NOTHING for giving back the Siani. They gave up oil reserves THEY DEVELOPED, and now have to deal with tunnels built across the Sinai that transport weaposn to PLO and Hamas.

Again -- why is it that every generation of Israeli leadership is so "stupid?"

[Evolution]

If Israel didn't need U.S. aid to survive, they wouldn't ask for U.S. aid. There's a simple reason why Israel "needs" U.S. aid to survive these days -- because they want to maintain a European-style welfare state while at the same time maintaining a war-time level of military preparedness at all times. It is impossible to do this unless you have a substantial flow of cash and other financial assistance from an outside benefactor.

As I said before if you were listening I oppose US AID because without Aid Israel would cut back on their socialist policies, and they begun to already, but without US AID that rate of cutting socialist programs would excelerate.

It's kind of funny how Israeli history (according to so many Americans here on FreeRepublic) is filled with all these "traitors" and "self-hating Jews," and yet every government (left, right, and all over the map) seems to have the same problem of "listening foolishly" to things that are supposed to be such threats to the nation's existence. What the hell is going on here?

Just like America has self hating Liberals and RINOS, Israel has the same problem just like any Democratic State.

Again -- why is it that every generation of Israeli leadership is so "stupid?"

Just like almost every generation of American leadership has stupidity. Currently America has leadership that does nothing to cut back on government spending and just goes further into debt. America has serious economic problems of their own, just like Israel does too.

And American leadership could learn a few things from Israel like building a WALL along the Border to stop the invasion of illegal aliens who gobble up American welfare and Medical Care!