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.

We know this is an emotional topic, so please be respectful of each other so that we can have open and clear authentic discussion on the matter.

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    Biden said it himself back in the day, its a foothold in the Middle East, “if israel did not exist we would need to create an israel” im paraphrasing but the clip is on YouTube

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      Everyone that understands military doctrine would understand that one of the main purposes of Israel was to act as a staging ground to extend power throughout the middle east. There is also a sizeable voting block of christians that place special emphasis on the formation and continued support of Israel.

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      This is the only correct answer here. Everything else is just uneducated and emotional ramblings.

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        Why do we need a foothold there?

        There are oceans between us and our enemies.

        Let’s just fucking leave and let them come to us

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          Same reason why Pearl Harbor was a thing. Reaction time, faster reach, strategic location, etc.

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            Or we can use one of the many many other bases we have around there, like the one in jordan