President Trump tweeted the following on Saturday:
I had a call today with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Israel, that would further anchor the tremendous alliance....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2019
A Mutual Defense Treaty with Israel makes absolutely no sense for the United States.....between our two countries. I look forward to continuing those discussions after the Israeli Elections when we meet at the United Nations later this month!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2019
First, we are not about to get attacked by anybody and Israel would not do any more nor less if we were attacked whether there is a Mutual Defense Treaty or not.
But more significant, a Mutual Defense Treaty would require the United States to get involved in any war that the very aggressive Israel manages to get itself into. And a Mutual Defense Treaty would give Israel the backup to be more aggressive toward its Middle East neighbors since for all practical purposes it would be a military outpost of the US military that calls its own shots and the US military would have to follow along.
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"First, we are not about to get attacked by anybody..."
ReplyDeleteAu contraire, apparently the US is being invaded by immigrants! Perhaps the Israeli government could bomb northern Mexico.
Hopefully Trump is running his mouth for the evangelical fools who believe the Zionist Christian BS. It's an amazing comment from someone who openly stated that the Iraq and Libya battles were costly and stupid.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I just took the first seat on the Death - O - Coaster ride. WRONG RIDE!!
ReplyDeleteThe man is a bull in a china shop. His moves are incomprehensible and potentially very damaging.
ReplyDeleteUS Middle East policy is already directed by Israel. Nothing would change.
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