• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!

Does Israel have too much influence on US foreign policy?

Does Israel have too much influence on US foreign policy?

  • Yes

    Votes: 17 56.7%

  • No

    Votes: 13 43.3%
  • Total voters
    30
MildSteel said:
That is debatable.
Click to expand...
Apocalypse said:
But on the broader sense it doesn't really matter because the two nations share every single geopolitical interest.
Click to expand...
No way. The US is self-serving when it comes to Israel. Our policy, for better or worse, is all about 'stability' in the ME, and therefore we fork over military aide to whatever democratic state / secular Arab nation happens to exist at the moment. When it comes to Israel's "more extreme" geopolitical interests, like the dismantling of Iran or the expansion of its illegal settlements at the cost of Palestinian homeowners, the US does not oblige. (Thankfully.)
 
MildSteel said:
For one thing, Israeli influence on US foreign policy is making it very difficult for the US to have good relations with Arab countries in the Middle East.
Click to expand...

That's one of the most ridiculous lies out there and actually pretty cowardly. It's an argument in favor of rolling over for terrorists who try to get us to throw Israel under the bus.
 
WCH said:
The main reason we have the current relationship with Israel is because it's God's will.

Genesis 12:2-3 (NIV)

2 “I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”
Click to expand...

Well there is every reason why we shouldnt because crazy people think an invisible man in the sky tells them to unquestionably support a country...
 
Yes it does. Yet it does only because Jews are good factionalists and I respect that. Jews know how to manipulate other racial and political factions to their causes and that's something other factions simply aren't as dedicated to as Jews are. Northern Europeans and the Japanese come close but Jews are still the best at both understanding the core factions and working them over.
 
X Factor said:
That's one of the most ridiculous lies out there and actually pretty cowardly. It's an argument in favor of rolling over for terrorists who try to get us to throw Israel under the bus.
Click to expand...

That "rolling over for terrorists" stuff has been beat in the ground. Don't people have anything else to say? Dang!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom