Why is it absurd? Israel has given America a lot of intelligence, and technical knowhow. For instance the Iron Dome technology is now on America's hands.
In exchange for $680 million for Israel’s Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, Washington wants “appropriate rights” to the Israeli-developed technology and U.S.-based coproduction of the system’s high-speed intercepting missiles.
Israel has deployed three Iron Dome batteries and a fourth is in final stages of acceptance testing with the Israel Air Force’s Air Defense Command. The first two batteries were funded by Israel’s shekel-based defense budget while the $205 million appropriated by Congress last year were used to fund the third and fourth batteries as well as two additional batteries now being produced by an Israeli industrial team led by state-owned Rafael.
Israeli sources say the proposed $680 million in additional funding will cover another four complete Iron Dome batteries, which include an Eltamultimission radar, Iron Dome launchers, Tamir interceptors and the system’s command-and-control unit.
It's absurd because Israel has a long history of never really co-operating with us. You'll note that they are not even within the FIVE EYES network when it comes to security.
Israel always goes with whatever is in Israel's best interests first and foremost, even at American expense. We don't even have much of a say in their actions and strategy. Israel really does have a mostly one way relationship with us, and they aren't prepared to play our games.
In their history, they've refused to share intel with us, they've assassinated targets we'd rather keep alive, they've lied to our faces about their intentions for war, and I don't even think we have any clear understanding of their current nuclear capabilities.
I'm not going to say they are a rogue state or anything, but they don't play ball with us. We play ball with them, and we don't get much out of it most of the time besides some occasional thanks, and the demand that we should be grateful for them not stepping directly on our dick.
I'm pretty sure the only reason they didn't launch air-strikes on Saddam in the Gulf War and upend the entire US coalition was because they knew that we could castrate the Iraqi military if we kept the coalition with the Saudis. It just happened that our interests were in line with theirs. The fact that one of our major strategic objectives in the war was to keep Israel out of it, is a real indicator of how one-sided the relationship is. No matter what happened with Saddam, Israel was going to benefit by seeing one of it's biggest threats get smoked, and we still had to hope that they wouldn't fuck off and blow the whole thing up in our face. The Iraqi SCUD threat is what lead to the creation of the PATRIOT system that was implemented in Israel, and what would eventually lead to the Iron Dome. Again, we didn't just ask Israel not to enter the war, we built them an anti-missile defense system and attacked Iraqi missile sites to keep them from jumping in, and it was still hit or miss about whether or not they would.
As I've said elsewhere, when it comes to good allies for the US, I'd put Israel under France.
I'm not going to say they are a rogue state or anything, but they don't play ball with us. We play ball with them, and we don't get much out of it most of the time besides some occasional thanks, and the demand that we should be grateful for them not stepping directly on our dick.
It's the highest form of saber-rattling, but if push comes to shove, especially with them talking about dropping nukes on Moscow if was truly all-or-nothing, then a nuclear retaliation would be legitimate.
It's absurd if you take it literally instead of a rhetorical virtue signal to powerful DC interest groups he needs in his pocket to run for high office.
If you take it figuratively it's still pretty absurd, in a different way.
It is absurd because the most important duty of the Secretary of State of a country is to stand FOR THAT COUNTRY. This is why no one takes you seriously; you mindlessly jump to defend shit that is clearly indefensible.
The United States secretary of state is an officer of the United States who implements foreign policy for the U.S. government as the head of the U.S. Department of State.
It is LITERALLY the job of a Secretary of the State to do what he did.
Why is it absurd? Israel has given America a lot of intelligence, and technical knowhow. For instance the Iron Dome technology is now on America's hands.
lol, that's the least they could do since we paid for it.
Not really, paid only parts of it, with most of the funding coming from Israel.
We paid for eight of the ten current batteries and just gave a billion in additional funding. Do you just make stuff up to support your position?
https://archive.ph/20130121085419/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120430/DEFREG04/304300003/U-S-Attaches-Strings-Israeli-Iron-Dome-Funds#selection-1565.0-1565.238
It's absurd because Israel has a long history of never really co-operating with us. You'll note that they are not even within the FIVE EYES network when it comes to security.
Israel always goes with whatever is in Israel's best interests first and foremost, even at American expense. We don't even have much of a say in their actions and strategy. Israel really does have a mostly one way relationship with us, and they aren't prepared to play our games.
In their history, they've refused to share intel with us, they've assassinated targets we'd rather keep alive, they've lied to our faces about their intentions for war, and I don't even think we have any clear understanding of their current nuclear capabilities.
I'm not going to say they are a rogue state or anything, but they don't play ball with us. We play ball with them, and we don't get much out of it most of the time besides some occasional thanks, and the demand that we should be grateful for them not stepping directly on our dick.
I'm pretty sure the only reason they didn't launch air-strikes on Saddam in the Gulf War and upend the entire US coalition was because they knew that we could castrate the Iraqi military if we kept the coalition with the Saudis. It just happened that our interests were in line with theirs. The fact that one of our major strategic objectives in the war was to keep Israel out of it, is a real indicator of how one-sided the relationship is. No matter what happened with Saddam, Israel was going to benefit by seeing one of it's biggest threats get smoked, and we still had to hope that they wouldn't fuck off and blow the whole thing up in our face. The Iraqi SCUD threat is what lead to the creation of the PATRIOT system that was implemented in Israel, and what would eventually lead to the Iron Dome. Again, we didn't just ask Israel not to enter the war, we built them an anti-missile defense system and attacked Iraqi missile sites to keep them from jumping in, and it was still hit or miss about whether or not they would.
As I've said elsewhere, when it comes to good allies for the US, I'd put Israel under France.
It's either that or the Samson Option.
It's the highest form of saber-rattling, but if push comes to shove, especially with them talking about dropping nukes on Moscow if was truly all-or-nothing, then a nuclear retaliation would be legitimate.
Don't forget that Mossad Honeypot they used to blackmail everyone.
It's absurd if you take it literally instead of a rhetorical virtue signal to powerful DC interest groups he needs in his pocket to run for high office.
If you take it figuratively it's still pretty absurd, in a different way.
It is absurd because the most important duty of the Secretary of State of a country is to stand FOR THAT COUNTRY. This is why no one takes you seriously; you mindlessly jump to defend shit that is clearly indefensible.
Former U.S. SecState, CIA Director.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State
It is LITERALLY the job of a Secretary of the State to do what he did.
His job is literally to implement foreign policy to the benefit of the UNITED STATES.
And does it benefit the US having another Syria/Gaza/Lebanon in the region?