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Originally posted by alexg
You're a dumbass
Israel has it's own (leading on a world level) military indistry, and it's own established economy. The United States is a dear friend of Israel but it does not make Israel a US colony.
Also, your comment about me being lucky to have the US back my side is utterly stupid. It's not by luck that the US supports Israel. It is because Israel has many investments in the US and vise versa. Israel and the United States are so involved in each other's economy, politics, social life that the situation of the US supporting Israel can never change. It will always remain this way.
If the US will not support Israel, it would be as if the US threw a nuclear bomb on Canada. something that is completely impossible, and unlogical, therefore, there is no point whatsoever in your comment.
Should the Canadians feel lucky that the United States don't throw a nuclear bomb on them?
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Alex I support Israel, but you're stretching things a bit here. Without the backing the US has given Israel monetarily, militarily and politically, over the past 40+ years Israel would be in serious deep shit.
The US provides Israel about $13 Billion annually in direct and indirect aid. Over a Billion each month of US taxpayer money goes to support your country.
Israel usually posts sizable current account deficits, which are covered by these large transfer payments from abroad and by foreign loans. Roughly half of Israel's external debt is owed to the US, which is its major source of economic and military aid.
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