Why U.S. supports Israel

[Max Sawicky]

BM says that in 1948, Israel had a military force clearly superior
to that of any Arab country, and for practical purposes superior
to the lot of them.  In light of the importance of the Canal and oil
fields, wouldn't that make it a strategic asset then?

Now of course its military and intelligence forces are formidable.
They also have nukes.  Wouldn't they be a strategic asset now?
Do you find yourself a little over-extended on this?

Republican Nut-Boy


> 
> Brad DeLong, trying to decide whether he should depress himself 
> further by reading Benny Morris's _Righteous Victims_ or Christopher 
> Browning's _Ordinary Men_...
>