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    202 days ago

    Why do they even have nuclear weapons? They’ve only been a country since 1948. It’s a tiny country that has continuously abused everyone else. 25 years ago I was wondering why the US funded them and assumed it’s because of the strategic military stronghold in the region, but they’ve controlled so much of the US. There are laws in places in the US to prohibit criticizing them. How the fuck? I remember when they sued (somehow? Maybe sued is the wrong term) the US because the US wasn’t giving them enough “allowance” every year. They wanted more money. Fifteen years ago my friend asked if I heard about the four Israeli kids that were kidnapped or killed at the time, but there were 28 or so Palestinian kids that week that had had the same fate. I just didn’t/don’t get it. I largely stay out of it because I didn’t understand the nuances, or at least don’t think I do, but how can an 70ish year old country come in and tell people who have been there for a thousand years that they need to just go ahead and die?

    As I’m typing this out, I’m now thinking of the indigenous people in North America and I realize I’ve answered my own question.

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      31 day ago

      Know what’s funny? Israel doesn’t have nuclear weapons. (gods that was hard to type) Seriously, they’re not officially a nuclear power on the world stage. I know they have the bomb, you know, everyone knows it. Being ignorant of the history all this baldfaced lie, I might have to read up on it.

      There are laws in places in the US to prohibit criticizing them.

      That does ring a bell, can’t think of a source though.

      As to why the US supports these genocidal maniacs, posted this earlier:

      “Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security.”

      ~Alexander Haig

      Our economy runs on oil, Middle East got oil.