I've been hearing this for decades. But there is always some foreign cause making claims on us. "Isolationism is fine after we eliminate [fill in current Hitler of the month here]."
And Israel is always claiming some special "temporary crisis" requiring our help.
I remember in the late 1970s, Israel was saying that it only needed U.S. aid for "just a few more years, just until it could get on its feet."
In the 1980s, it was just for the duration of the Cold War. "The Soviets support the Arabs. It wouldn't be right to pull support from Israel while the Soviets are supporting the Arabs."
In the 1990s, it was because of the sudden influx of a million Soviet Jews into Israel, so new housing had to be built, which the U.S. was somehow obligated to pay for.
Then it was Saddam (a war we fought largely for Israel). Then it was Iran. Israel's "temporary crises" never end.
Which is true of every welfare client, foreign and domestic. But while conservatives know that welfare breeds dependency, some apparently believe this economic law is suspended in the case of Israel.
Even if we were to agree on, presumably, stopping cooperative agreements and/or aid with our allies, backstabbing them during hostilities is not acceptable imho. There will be plenty of time to discuss even a total revamp of all USA policies (including the billions in aid to Turkey, Arabia and Egypt and Iran and…yes, Ukraine) late. Today during the hostilities I want Biden to stop backpedaling and dissing Israel and their elected prime minister.
Best,
It is a difficult issue. Which may not be successfully dealt with by a strongly isolationist philosophy.
Though I do agree, believe that we need to get our home front in order asap
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https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/05/in_the_shadow_of_giants.html