[madrussian]

That is enough of a reason for the west to try to bring peace to the region. It's not blackmail, it's just a practical geopolitical reality.

So the relationship with Israel is based on fear of Israel nuking the oil fields? Nice "ally" we have there. That fully realizes that its nukes can be used as blackmail. But it's not blackmail. Uhuh.

[monkeyshine]

I didn't say that was the reason why Israel was an ally of ours. Is that why you think Israel is an ally?

[Republic of Texas]

You are confusing respect for another country's right to exist and blackmail. That level of respect goes up when dealing with ANY nuclear power, including Russia.