United States refuses to back Canada in Saudi Arabia dispute

UsualName said:
*This will rock a few boats but i think it’s time to rethink our relationship with Israel.

Israel still a true ally of the United States? When was the last time Israel sent troops to support an American effort? It’s been a while since Israel has actually supported the US in a substantial way. Our relationship has become we are the givers and they are the takers under Netanyahu.

Under Netanyahu Israel has become more of a political ally of the GOP. The GOP makes sure Israel gets hundreds of millions of dollars and the Israeli government backs republicans domestically.

Anyone who follows Israeli politics knows the entire Netanyahu coalition is built around the fact he can get the republicans to dump money into Israeli defenses and back Likud Middle East policy.

Support for israel is going down among democrats because there is only so much blatant partisanship they will accept in our foreign relations.

I’d also like to ask why we give any aid to any country that has government funded universal healthcare, when we don’t provide it here? We are basically paying for the Israeli’s healthcare system.
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I don't buy the idea that an ally has to provide troops toward an thinly reasoned armed conflict. By that logic, 85% of countries aren't allies.

I'd wager Israeli lobbying efforts are a bigger reason to lose their "ally" status.
 
Here4money said:
I don't buy the idea that an ally has to provide troops toward an thinly reasoned armed conflict. By that logic, 85% of countries aren't allies.

I'd wager Israeli lobbying efforts are a bigger reason to lose their "ally" status.
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Meh, you find out who your friends are when shooting wars break out.
 
exGOPer said:
More deep and insightful analysis by the Con crowd, they are lost for words when a liberal stands up to powerful Muslims, if Trump was shitting on some poor powerless Muslim country, the same tards would be shouting MAGA MAGA
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Liberals standing up to powerful Muslims.
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
OH MY GOD THAT IS HILARIOUS.
 
RedDuke said:
Israel is one of few societies in middle east which is a true democracy. Their values and way of life is similar or ours. Most other ME nations outright hate us even when they smile into our faces.

Totally agree with you about universal health care. Shame what is happening in our country.
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You do know that they have literally enshrined a two tier system this year, they are no longer a secular Democracy, certainly then not a true democracy.

The "fading democracy" written about here in 2012 has done exactly that.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/israels-fading-democracy.html

"My generation, born in the ’50s, grew up with the deep, almost religious belief that the two countries shared basic values and principles. Back then, Americans and Israelis talked about democracy, human rights, respect for other nations and human solidarity. It was an age of dreamers and builders who sought to create a new world, one without prejudice, racism or discrimination.

Listening to today’s political discourse, one can’t help but notice the radical change in tone. My children have watched their prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, kowtow to a fundamentalist coalition in Israel. They are convinced that what ties Israel and America today is not a covenant of humanistic values but rather a new set of mutual interests: war, bombs, threats, fear and trauma. How did this happen? Where is that righteous America? Whatever happened to the good old Israel?"

Indeed.

Anyway, matter at hand is Saudi copying Trump's behavior. And I do wonder if acting as his agent in part at least for his personal vengeance.
 
Who cares? Canada got into the dispute by meddling in the internal affairs of Saudi Arabia! If it was the opposite way, would Canada welcome Saudi Arabia interfering with Canada's internal policies? If you are a citizen or a foreigner in Saudi Arabia, you are subject to their laws!
 
LacesOut said:
HAHAHAHAHAHA..
Oh fuck the irony...Libs standing up to powerful Muslims...HAHAHAHA...Oh my God, please stop...
My sides are hurting from laughing at your idiocy!
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Blah blah libs blah blah 'insert random nonsensical one liner'

Do you make logical arguments retard? Go waste someone else's time with these childish replies, they only work on your fellow inbreds.
 
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