I don't want to be morbid, but with as many gun deaths as there are in the US there are lots of young livers to go around.
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Imagine how many matching organs are just left to rot in the ground.
Maybe if donating organs was compulsory they wouldn't be so rare.
Isn't that just a hotel room?
That pretty accurately describes my experience with progesterone, yeah.
Saudi Arabia learned its lesson in the Yom Kippur War. Do not fuck with the USs unsinkable aircraft carrier.
As for Egypt, Israel is extremely important for transporting natural gas and, to a lesser extent, important as a trading partner. They also cooperate on security matters wrt terrorism.
Of course, the US is also very important for ensuring all its other puppets in the region play nice with Israel. Israel, itself, has influence because it is an extension of the US and more important than any mere puppet.
Israel isn't the only reason OPEC has been brought to heel, but it was the last time OPEC ever used an oil embargo afaik
The spice must flow.
The presence of a Sword of Domacles hanging over the heads of every country in the region does have political uses, not just military ones.
An unsinkable aircraft carrier is a destabilizing force, what are you talking about?
Israel was critical for disempowering OPEC in the Yom Kippur War. We would not have gotten where we are today, with OPEC firmly under control, without Israel's critical role in the conflict.
The bipartisan consensus on Israel is ironclad, elections don't matter nearly as much as Israel does to the US empire.
I do no expect anything to change unless Israel, itself, enters a crisis that would require direct boots the ground. That might be the breaking point. Otherwise? Unlimited US/NATO bloc support.
Israel isn't the only tool they need to control the likes of Egypt and Saudi Arabia - they need direct support too, especially Egypt, which would probably be controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood without US support. But, Israel is still critical as part of the broader strategy.
I think the US can supply surplus to its neighbors.