Go Israel

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

It's simply not possible for the US to be a one stop solution to every despotic regime. If ideology alone is your guide you'll end up being pushed into entanglements everywhere in the world at once that would surely bankrupt us. This one solution fits all approach is reckless and could lead to horrible results. When the bullies and tyrants are actually clients of nuclear powers you do not rush in to topple these regimes unless you're ready for an all out world war. No, foreign policy has to be more pragmatic using policies crafted specifically for the situation especially when it comes under the spheres of influence of China and the former Soviet Union.

Supporting Israel like we have is cheap and effective compared to the alternatives. This was not an option in the fifties in eastern europe.

And supporting China's neighboring states like we do Israel, just because we do not like everything China does, is not an option at this point unless we just want to chuck our entire relations with China. No we're in an ecomomic war with China and we need for our own benefit to be engaged with them directly and not trying to set a neighboring state against them.

There are always bullies and thugs around and sometimes there are no better solutions than to be cozy with them for strategic reasons. Its not always clear what the better alternative is and sitting on the sideline without a chip in the game or any influence has it's drawbacks as well.

That's my $.02 anyway.

Jim ... you don't understand the way it works ...

... if they think that saying oil is expensive makes their point ... they say oil is expensive ... but ...

... if they think that saying oil is cheap makes their point ... they say oil is cheap ... sometimes completely contradicting themselves in the same post ... but ... it doesn't matter ... they have no shame ... they have no ideas ... they're just filled with rage and hatred ... and they really don't know why ... but to them it just feels good.

And after one is completely humiliated and slapped silly ... the other one says, "Yeah, man ... you're doing real good."

It's the terminally deluded in support of the completely vanquished ... and nothing more.