israel is our friend as long as we give her 5 billion a year. i support her right to defend herself, but whoever here believes its not strictly money, just ask about the USS Liberty
I am certain that every single Israeli would give up every dime of aid if it meant they could ride a bus without fear of being dismembered.
We give twice that much combined to the arab nations of Egypt, the palestinian authority, Jordan, Kuwait, and half a dozen other aid packages to gulf nations. So, you are grosly misinformed. Israel also allows the United States to prestage tons of weapons on their soil. The few billions of support to Israel is the best money spent by America.
To bring up the Liberty incident over and over again is rediculous. America has made worse mistakes and has cost many more lives as with great power comes great error at times when we have faultered. Such as Clinton bombing a peaceful aspirin factoryin the Sudan and than thousands of Serbs who died because of the United States and because Europe did not get off its but to do anything in their own backyard while we helped muslims slaughter christians in the balkans.