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More money is more money thatès how greedy the elite are
Yes nobody expect Iran to retaliate as hard. Israel and the USA was full of themselves after all the minor wins they got
For big rewards you need big risks. So the USA is willing to destroy the global economy temporarily to take control of the region which is the most important region for empires and global trade for 1600 years
The Middle East was the only viable path for the Silk Road. The Roman Empire and the Parthian/Sassanid Empires fought for centuries over the Levant and Mesopotamia specifically to control the customs duties of these trade routes.
The Siege of Constantinople (1453) : this siege forced Europeans power to find a way around the middle east
The middle east was called the lifeline of the British empire and Britain wanted to prevent the Russian Empire from moving south into the Middle East, which would have allowed Russia to cut off Britain's access to India
Nobody is denying that Israel want the war and want to rely on the USA. What I reject is the idea that the USA doesn't have there own interests for overthrowing Iran government. This whitewash the american empire and make it looks like they are the victim of Israel who is always forced to only serve Israeli interests rather than the distinct interests of both side
Nothing is free every investment has a purpose
The USA never cared about protecting the region the middle east. The USA strategy is ruling though chaos
Those country population will always be anti Israel there is always a chance that those regimes would be overthrown
The deal got upgraded
There is 1,000 American personnel in Site 512 in Negev. They do not officially called a base but it is one
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon make a lot of money from Israel. For the $3.8 billion base grant in 2026, Israel is only permitted to spend roughly $250 million domestically Your link confirm what I said Israel’s armaments independence being a goal means that right now it is not
The USA policy was always letting Israel expands settlements discreetly. What I am talking about is official annexation which would mean the PA will be abolished and israel would declare sovereignty on the whole area. So it has nothing to do with the Epstein files which Netenyahu don't want to be fully released because it will associate Israel with pedophilia.
They talked about bugged rooms but allies always spied on each other. The USA is also spying on Israel
https://forward.com/fast-forward/186772/us-spied-on-israel-even-as-they-shared-intelligenc/#%3A%7E%3Atext=Israel+has+been+the+target%2Cto+the+New+York+Times.
Israel sold US military secrets to Russia and stole US nukes. Israel used to be British backed, then French backed, and now US backed. They are in no way a reliable military ally and we both know Israel will gladly switch sides to Russia or China if it ever becomes advantageous for them.
Middle eastern governments like Egypt don't simply get overthrown because of their population hating Israel (would also be easier if Israel didn't exist). Look at Egypt. The US instantly installed another puppet dictator and armed them to the brim. Same thing they do in every other Middle-Eastern country. It's all actual puppets which actually listen to the US. In contrast to Israel which doesn't care about what the US says.
Which is done through Wahabi groups from Saudi and the UAE which create ISIS offshoots. Not by Israel.
Even the major wars (which are often instigated by Israel) are not fought by Israel. See Iraq, Libya, and now Iran. What is Israel contributing here? America and NATO are fighting these wars. Israel was in no way necessary. The only thing Israel "contributes" here is blackmail and lobbying to get the US to bomb Iran. For... Israel.
Ukraine got $188 billion already. Israel is peanuts compared to Ukraine. Israel also has an arms industry which is competing with the US and taking their contracts.
Yeah they basically did that.
There will always be minor advantages for the USA to point to but in reality all the signs point to Israel and AIPAC controlling US politicians to do Israel's bidding when it comes to middle-eastern foreign policy.
I recommend this GDF video on the matter, I've timestamped it on an interesting point but the entire thing is worth a watch https://youtu.be/1ox-DzSF7Tg?t=1641
It happened once it could happen another time. Even if the chance is 0.1% it is worth to take the threat seriously
Who did more damage to the middle east countries Israel or ISIS? Israel. The USA use Israel to cause chaos and with that chaos serve both terrorist countries interests.
Like I already say the middle east was always the most important region in geopolitics. Controlling the middle east in long term is the most power thing an imperialist power control
Still the USA participated in the war for their own interests which by default help Israel but it's not Israel saying if you don't do this we will do really bad things to you . Don't think that Iran will not still attack Israel if the USA decide to go to war , they are not as safe as you thing
Like I already told you. A capitalist always want more and more. Like I also said backed by a source most of Israel arms industry is joint venture between the USA and Israel.
Jason Hickel: Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism
So it has nothing to do with the Epstein files. Israel definitely do not want all Epstein files unredacted to be released. If any it is trump who could use Epstein against Israel in the case of I am done I will drag you to hell with me
Anyway even if we assume all wars are really to support Israel the USA and Americans are responsible for what they vote for and done , the unwillingness to change their centuries old pathetic system and has systematic plan to committing war crimes