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[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Again, someone who doesn't understand US foreign policy. We give Israel billions of dollars in aid, which they use to buy our weapons. This serves two goals:

  1. A wealth transfer of taxpayer money goes to defense companies that it uses to pay workers and ~~bribe~~ lobby politicians.

  2. Israel remains the only truly friendly nation in the Middle East. Their continued existence blunts Iran and other Muslim nations from turning their attention fully to the West.

In your entire rebuttal, I see no mention of Congress. Congress controls the purse and has voted against any effort to reduce or deny aid to Israel. Why aren't you mad at them? Because it doesn't fit your politics.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 15 points 3 months ago

Oh I understand US foreign policy alright, “fuck the rest of the world, we’re fine with dictators and genocide if we benefit, especially if you’re brown or Muslim.”

Youse fund mass murdering regimes from South America to the Middle East and anywhere else you can. Human lives aren’t valued, and you’ll torture prisoners for 20 years to find them guilty.

Fuck US foreign policy.

[–] roboto@feddit.org 7 points 3 months ago

Sorry let’s genocide brown people then I had no idea it’s US foreign politics. I will respect this in the future!