RE: Why support Israel?
※→ Picaro, ILOVEISRAEL, BulletProof,
et al,
No one knows what might or might not have happened
(as a hypothetical) if the President Truman
[the President that issued the very first order on the military release → Weapons of Mass Destruction (the Atomic Bombing of Japan)] had not stepped forward and set forth the American Policy regarding Israel.
• In separate statement President Truman said oh 14 May, 1948:
"I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have faith in it now."
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"This government has been informed that a Jewish state has been
proclaimed in Palestine, and recognition has been requested by the
provisional government thereof. The United States recognizes the
provisional government as the de facto authority of the new State of Israel."
And there is very little, in the way of a question, as to where President Eisenhower
(the former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe) stood on the Issue when the President reminded the Israelis
(A US Presidential Message to Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, October 31, 1956) that:
“Despite the present, temporary interests that Israel has in common with France and Britain,
you ought not to forget that
the strength of Israel and her future are bound up with the United States.”
If we didn't support Israel, we wouldn't be in the middle-east. No 9/11, no Gulf war, not quagmire in Afghanistan. Not to mention all the billions of dollar each year we give to Israel and her neighbors.
Jesus said Jews are children of the devil. And, for some reason, some really twisted Christians think the children of the devil are the children of Abraham. God said he would bless those who bless Abraham. But, the Bible says Christians count as Abraham's children.
" Jesus" said that Jews are Children of the devil? I thought" Jesus" ( God's son) lol was all about love. Just more proof that all " Christians" know and practice is hate.
You're as stupid as he is.
(COMMENT)
Since the time of the US involvement with the Barbary Pirates, up and through today --- with an interest in maintaining the free-flow of oil (energy), the US has been active in the Middle East; commercially, politically, and militarily. After WWII, the US had an interest in posturing a predominant influence over key critical regions in the world. And the Middle East was one of those regions.
All the precursors and ingredients for the radicalization of Muslims into Islamist --- and --- the development of Jihadist and Fundamentalist were already present and mixing to form what were see today as asymmetric formations and combatants.
YES! Just as Osama bin Laden said in his famous 2002 Letter to America:
As for the first question: Why are we fighting and opposing you? The answer is very simple:
(1) Because you attacked us and continue to attack us.
a) You attacked us in Palestine:
(i) Palestine, which has sunk under military occupation for more than 80 years. The British handed over Palestine, with your help and your support, to the Jews,
You know what?
(RHETORICAL) If it had not been America standing-up and doing the right thing, then it would have been some other Major Power. As it was, America
(not quite alone - there were other contributors) moved to set the conditions that would help protect and preserve the Jewish State [
Part II - Boundaries, Section B - The Jewish State, A/RES/181 (II)]; as adopted.
Now there will always be, somewhere incubating, Tyrannical Dictators and Religious Cult Leaders
(maybe a Saddam Hussein, maybe an Ayatollah Khomeini, maybe a Hassan Nasrallah, or even a Sheikh Ahmed Yassin). But as America is
(predominately) predisposed to protect and preserve benevolent cultures like the Jewish People, it will always be a target by such people like Osama bin Laden.
To say blame our support of Israel on the attacks of 9/11, the Gulf Wars, and anti-terrorist action in Afghanistan, is to suggest that America was too powerful and successful prior to these events. The rights of self-determination and sovereignty are not dependent of US support. But rather it is the nature of America to support cultures like the Jewish People from being besieged and oppressed by the entirety of the Arab League.
Most Respectfully,
R