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[–] [email protected] 117 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (11 children)

Well... I've moved all the way into "Fuck Israel" territory.

Is the reason we are showering Israel with weapons so that we can maintain a justified military influence in the middle east? And is the need for such influence because of fucking oil? Are we helping commit genocide because of oil? Again?!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As we've recently learned it isn't just about oil. It's about maritime trade more broadly. One of the explicit purposes of the US Navy is to defend maritime trade. The Suez canal and the Persian Gulf are two of the most important maritime trade routes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

We do not need Israel for that. We have bases in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Djibouti, UAE, and finally a peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula.

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