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**lidersontop** · 08-08-2009, 02:40 AM

America gains very little from having Israel as an ally. Of course, America gains very little from the NATO alliance, as well. Very few of America's allies are actually worth much.

Drake is rather incorrect here. He's only looking at things from a direct benefit point of view. In the case of NATO, the United States benefits very much from handling Europe's defense, as it means Europe won't become a military rival to the United States, even though it is not only more than capable, if it wanted to, it could build a bigger and more technologically superior military.

In the case of Israel, the U.S. benefits from Israel's ability to keep the Arab nations divided. If the if the oil producing Arab countries had united, as they were attempting to do, it would have given them much greater control over their oil. Instead of a dozen countries competing with each other, you'd have one. In addition, Israel can law down the smack down when the Empire needs it done without getting its hands dirty directly.

08-08-2009, 02:40 AM	#18
lidersontop Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	America gains very little from having Israel as an ally. Of course, America gains very little from the NATO alliance, as well. Very few of America's allies are actually worth much. Drake is rather incorrect here. He's only looking at things from a direct benefit point of view. In the case of NATO, the United States benefits very much from handling Europe's defense, as it means Europe won't become a military rival to the United States, even though it is not only more than capable, if it wanted to, it could build a bigger and more technologically superior military. In the case of Israel, the U.S. benefits from Israel's ability to keep the Arab nations divided. If the if the oil producing Arab countries had united, as they were attempting to do, it would have given them much greater control over their oil. Instead of a dozen countries competing with each other, you'd have one. In addition, Israel can law down the smack down when the Empire needs it done without getting its hands dirty directly.
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