[A'elian' nation]

To: humblegunner
Most valuable how, exactly?

You gotta be kidding... Israeli troops alongside us in Afghanistan or Iraq would not have been exactly helpful.

Poor humblegunner - just doesn’t understand.

Even when Palestinians were raining missiles on Israel during the Gulf Wars - Israel was restrained by our govt. from returning fire so as not to exacerbate and inflame the whole Middle East. Imagine how hard it had to be to maintain that restraint.

[humblegunner]

Israeli troops alongside us in Afghanistan or Iraq would not have been exactly helpful.

Granted.

So what use is this "ally" that can't help?

[El Gato]

Even when Palestinians were raining missiles on Israel during the Gulf Wars

You mean the Iraqis. The Palistians were cheering as the missiles came down, sometimes in Arab neighborhoods.