For those asking why the US gives Israel $3.8 bn a year in military assistance:
1. Israel is a democratic ally that lives in a very dangerous neighborhood.
2. The US has a longstanding commitment to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge. /..2
1. Israel is a democratic ally that lives in a very dangerous neighborhood.
2. The US has a longstanding commitment to maintain Israel’s qualitative military edge. /..2
3. By doing so, US enables Israel to defend itself by itself.
4. US benefits from having a strong, reliable ally in a volatile and unstable region.
5. US also benefits from strategic partnership on intelligence and high-tech.
4. US benefits from having a strong, reliable ally in a volatile and unstable region.
5. US also benefits from strategic partnership on intelligence and high-tech.
6. In an earlier era, US military assistance also helped Israel take real risks for peace. Hopefully, it will do so in the future.
7. Current levels of military assistance were agreed to by President Obama - a reflection of a longstanding bipartisan consensus.
8. At a time of...
7. Current levels of military assistance were agreed to by President Obama - a reflection of a longstanding bipartisan consensus.
8. At a time of...
8...US retrenchment from the ME, continued military assistance to Israel helps it fill part of the vacuum by acting as a substitute stabilizing power.
