Very Smart People

The State Department:

The United States sealed a deal on Thursday to provide Israel with $30 billion in defense grants over the next decade, a 25 percent boost that Washington describes as strengthening a bulwark against Iran.

At a signing ceremony in Jerusalem, U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said the United States would help Israel maintain a military advantage over foes ranging from Iran and Syria to their proxies in Lebanon and Palestinian territories.

"There is no question that, from an American point of view, the Middle East is a more dangerous region now even than it was 10 or 20 years ago and that Israel is facing a growing threat. It's immediate and it's also long-term," Burns told reporters.

"The United States faces many of the same threats from the same organizations and countries as Israel does, and so we felt this was the right level of assistance."

These people understand nothing and are wrong about everything, all the time. Even though this decision came from Foggy Bottom, I am sure Fourthbranch had a hand in it.

A large part of the reason so many muslims hate the U.S. has to do with Israel. Is Israel worthy of this level of assistance? I doubt it. Furthermore, as we have learned countless times in the last 5 years, the enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend. All this serves to do is galvanize Iran and increase the possibility of a conflict. Why is Iran automatically our enemy? What threat does Iran pose to the U.S.? It is notable that the U.A.E., Dubai in particular, is much more anti-Israel and anti-Jewish than Iran, as well as far more rich and powerful, but you never hear any angry rhetoric pointed at Dubai.

The U.S. should cut most - if not all - of its military aid to Israel. That would be a good first step toward easing tensions with many of our "enemies" and at no cost to us - profit, actually. Israel is not an enemy, but it is not automatically an ally. It is another country and should be afforded the same status as any other country.