Originally Posted by cykoe6

That is exactly my feeling. They would be better off to not be so effected by US political decisions. Then they could base their decision making on their own best interests as opposed to being constrained by US strategic considerations. This would also make things easier for the US as they would not be constantly burdened with the fallout from internal Israeli decisions.

US aid to Israel is a cold war relic from when Israel was an important ally against the Soviets in the region. Nowadays it serves little purpose other then to give the radical Islamists a blank check to murder people around the globe.