Having nukes goes a long way to ensuring survival. That said, we definitely have influence, no question. A lot of influence. But even a whole ton of influence is something different from complete obedience.
For instance, your boss has a lot of influence on you, because they are responsible for your paycheck. However, we would not call it complete obedience, even with your livelihood in their hands. Because of this very basic principle, I would argue the US has never had control over Israel, despite what certain propagandists would claim.
Hell, they’ve even attacked our navy ships before, decades ago.
No arguments on those points from me. What I’m just saying is that the amount of influence America was capable of exerting on Israel has diminished substantially.
Netanyahu has been in power for a long time. Every other president in the past was able to handle him even though they didn’t really like him. Biden’s lack of control of the situation to me shows his lack of leadership and ability to take charge. Not a good quality for POTUS.
Having nukes goes a long way to ensuring survival. That said, we definitely have influence, no question. A lot of influence. But even a whole ton of influence is something different from complete obedience.
For instance, your boss has a lot of influence on you, because they are responsible for your paycheck. However, we would not call it complete obedience, even with your livelihood in their hands. Because of this very basic principle, I would argue the US has never had control over Israel, despite what certain propagandists would claim.
Hell, they’ve even attacked our navy ships before, decades ago.
No arguments on those points from me. What I’m just saying is that the amount of influence America was capable of exerting on Israel has diminished substantially.
Yeah, I agree. Netanyahu is a very uncooperative fellow, just in general.
Netanyahu has been in power for a long time. Every other president in the past was able to handle him even though they didn’t really like him. Biden’s lack of control of the situation to me shows his lack of leadership and ability to take charge. Not a good quality for POTUS.
I think Bibi being in imminent danger of prison the second he leaves office may have changed this calculus a bit.
No doubt, it’s still a huge failure on Biden to rein him though.