The_barBEARian said:
EatMoreSalmon said:
boognish_bear said:
Why does Mr. Kent ignore the benefits of the Israeli connection listed in the post by Mr. Huckabee?
Huckabee claims arms sales exceed aid. Kent doesn't actually address that. He just pans that we sell arms instead of keeping them.
Huckabee brings up tech exchanges which are real in several areas beyond military, like healthcare. Kent ignores this completely.
Kent worked in an area that should have made sure we weren't too reliant on Israeli intelligence (if that's even true). What's his excuse?
Kent seems to be making bank in the present climate with clicks more than stating what is reality.
If you give me 100 store credit every day and every day I spend 105 dollars on merchandise from your store, how long do you think your store will stay in business?
Not a very good comparison at all. It is way too rudimentary. The purchases from Israel keep our own defense industries working plus.
The relationship with Israel lowers our cost in dollars and blood to contend with the loonies in the oil rich region. They are a western counterbalance to the rest of the Middle East. Most of the Jewish emigres into Israel have come from Europe and the old Soviet Union where they had to flee rampant antisemitism. They spend their own blood and treasure along with our aid to keep bad actors next door at bay, including but not limited to Iran and Hamas.
The value of intelligence and technical advances shared, which are very significant, are not considered at all. Israeli defense manufacturers are quite good at innovation especially in defensive areas. They are able to sell quite a bit of that to other nations. We get the tech in exchange without a lot of purchasing. India and Germany buy the most military equipment from Israel.
Instilled hatred has a way of blinding one's outlook on situations that need pragmatic and clear thought.
