One of the things that NATO used to rely on, but not speak of too much was the fact that in the advent of WWIIIthe Israeli Air Force would control the air and sea in the eastern half of the Mediterranean. Maybe we should try being nice to the Israelis so they would be friends.
Yeah but they need the planes to defend against Iran. Can't forget about Turkey either.
Just as during WWI and WWII we were reliant on the Royal Navy to defend the Atlantic, because we were too busy beefing up our Pacific presence after we gained Hawaii and The Philipines in the Spanish-American War.
For this current Regime, you dream up every possible diplomatic and military mistake that you do not want to do - and they do it !