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[-] chitak166@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think it's fucking dumb how the US supports Israel.

We only got attacked on 9/11 because of our support of Israel. Now we send them more support because they get attacked.

What exactly does Israel do for the US? Seems like being the main motivation behind the 9/11 attacks really outweighs any benefits they may have.

I don't see any benefits from supporting Israel, personally, as a United States citizen.

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 8 points 9 months ago

The US doesn't have a great track record of "not supporting distopian regimes". They've either installed leaders with a dictatorial bent when the elected government wasn't doing what they wanted, or just supported their puppet in the area even though they did horrific things. Generally they think "the end justifies the means".

Apart from WW2, I can't think of any major foreign operation that Americans were involved with that hasn't blown up in their face sooner or later.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Because it's assumed Israel's detractors also want to commit genocide, just on the Jewish people, who have largely been the victims of such throughout history.

Now the tables are turned and the world doesn't really know how to feel about it.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm pretty sure that the hundreds of millions of dollars that George W Bush personally owed/owes to the Bin Laden family, that they loaned to him to prospect oil in Texas, which he somehow failed at, was a bigger personal motivator than just our support of Israel up to that point.

[-] chitak166@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

You'd be wrong about that.

Just read Bin Laden's actual words. He never mentions "your president personally owes me money." Lol. But I'm all for seeing what evidence you have to back up your claims.

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