[dlt]

"There are certain countries that the United States has a special relationship with (for various reasons) and Israel is one of them."

My point is that there are no other countries but Israel with which we have a "special relationship." When we deal with any other country, except Israel, it is from a perspective of what is good for our national interest.

[College Repub]

We have special relationships with Britain, Canada, and Mexico also. What's your point?

[Valin]

When we deal with any other country, except Israel, it is from a perspective of what is good for our national interest.

Wrong, Britian in the Falklands war. To name one case off the top of my head.

[FITZ]

When we deal with any other country, except Israel, it is from a perspective of what is good for our national interest.

Maybe we want a reliable ally close to our oil supplies in the Middle East.