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Seriously, why is the USA supporting Israel? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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The US is supporting Israel through what we can mostly all agree is a genocide of the Gazans. Clearly, Biden isn't a genocidal maniac, yet he's all in with unwavering support. Why are we doing this? There has to be a logical reason that isn't just "we want Israel to kill everyone in Gaza and take their land a la lebensraum."

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[-] ICastFist@programming.dev -1 points 9 months ago

The U.S. will NEVER give up a military foothold in the middle east.

They will, only once all the oil's been extracted, which will take some decades yet.

While it's not a religious conspiracy, there is plenty of religious support from certain christian denominations, on the USA and other countries, because of some weird interpretation of the bible about Israelis getting their "promised land" back.

[-] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

It's not only about oil. I mean sure, some of it is but even without oil they'd want military access simply because of how much a hotspot it is.

I already told you this has nothing to do with religion and the fact you believe this means your sources aren't trustworthy.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 0 points 9 months ago

Oh, you mean that people who use religion to preach support for isreal aren't real? The pastors in my country that do that during the cults and on TV must be a figment of my imagination, then!

[-] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And exactly what kind of impact do you think those religious nuts have on our top military brass's positions?

I find it funny that you moved the goalposts so readily. I don't have time for intellectually dishonest people.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

I never implied said religious support happened at or was directed at the top of the hierarchy, political or military. Why you came to that conclusion eludes me. Let me quote myself:

there is plenty of religious support from certain christian denominations, on the USA and other countries, because of some weird interpretation of the bible about Israelis getting their “promised land” back.

My intent was pointing out that this is to generate public support. But I guess I'm the one "moving the goalposts" and being "intellectually dishonest" because I'm not replying to what you thought I was saying implicitly. Next thing you'll tell me I'm trying to squirrel out of what you're wrongfully accusing me of.

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