Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions? | Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
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The law requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

  • SCB@lemmy.world
    79·
    11 months ago

    My theory, also supported by other US government actions in the Middle East (such as the Iraq war) is that the US government’s overall goal in the Middle East is destabilization.

    The exact opposite is the actual reason the US supports Israel.

      • cannache@slrpnk.net
        31·
        11 months ago

        Agreed. Though I don’t demonize Iran to the same extent they’re clearly enablers of a lot of crap vs USA simply selling guns to an actual government that has a head of state etc

    • TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.idEnglish
      22·
      11 months ago

      Yep. You don’t need a fancy graduate degree in IR to know this. US policy in the Middle East has always been a pretty open book. The fact that it’s often been disastrous isn’t evidence of some vast conspiracy to keep the Arab world down. To the contrary, it’s evidence of deep stupidity, hubris, arrogance and wilful ignorance on the part of US leadership. Never attribute to malice that which can more easily be attributed to stupidity.