It started off as a moral commitment, continued as a bulwark in the Cold War, and served as the only reliable ME ally post-Cold War.
But we also share more cultural similarities with Israel than most other nations and when all the weaker nations bowed to Arab economic pressure with the oil embargoes of the 70's ... only the US kept their integrity and didn't sell out.
So yeah, if you have no morality or interest in ME stability, along with a general dislike of Jews, in other words like Moslems and Obama, I can see why it would be meaningless to you.
How does America benefit from being Israel's greatest friend?
It started off as a moral commitment, continued as a bulwark in the Cold War, and served as the only reliable ME ally post-Cold War.
But we also share more cultural similarities with Israel than most other nations and when all the weaker nations bowed to Arab economic pressure with the oil embargoes of the 70's ... only the US kept their integrity and didn't sell out.
So yeah, if you have no morality or interest in ME stability, along with a general dislike of Jews, in other words like Moslems and Obama, I can see why it would be meaningless to you.