How did the US benefit? Did that benefit go to the US population as a whole, or to a few oil companies? Does that benefit exceed the astronomical cost of the many middle eastern conflicts the US has gotten tangled in?
A whole lot of other products and tech originate in Israel it seems, so much that every boycott Israel campaign only get so far before everyone figure out it isn't worth the trouble.
Besides Israel has been invaluable in getting intelligence about Russia, which as far as I have understood was the reason why the US military became so close friends with Israel in the first place.
That's a bit tail wagging the dog, isn't it? Intel has no trouble getting engineers to immigrate to the US when it comes to other countries.
> boycott Israel
There's a lot of room between "unquestioning military support" and "boycott".
For some reason Intel keep a significant presence in Israel. I'm not an Israeli and not an Intel employee so I can only guess that they find it beneficial somehow.
> There's a lot of room between "unquestioning military support" and "boycott".
Yes?
A great many US companies have a significant presence in a great many countries, that receive far less in military aid and support.
> Yes?
Meaning that boycotts against Israel are irrelevant to what the US gains by supporting Israel - I assume that's why you brought them up?
I think you are replying to something you think I said, let me explain below.
> Meaning that boycotts against Israel are irrelevant to what the US gains by supporting Israel - I assume that's why you brought them up?
No, the reason I brought it up is that if what I heard is correct we are very dependent on Israeli technology and products.
My point is that there are some strong rational reasons why Israel is an interesting partner for the US.