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In reply to the discussion: AP source: Israel will keep US out of the loop if it decides to strike Iran’s nuclear program [View all]napoleon_in_rags
(3,992 posts)I mean, stand back and think about it. Does Russia, first man in space, rational scientific Russia hate Israel, the scientific powerhouse of the middle east? Does cool headed, rational and secular China prefer Muslim extremists over a modern nation like Israel? No. The only reason why you see these countries involved propping up the nightmare in Syria for instance, is that the alternative is the expansion of US hegemony in the region. Its not about Israel, its about America. The neocon delusion is that American hegemony and Israeli security are inseparable, but in reality, all it amounts to is Israel unable to plot its own security course because its got its scrotum stapled to the hull of the Titanic of US hegemony. Once the US stops threatening the interests of these other global powers all over the world, than getting consensus behind dealing with low level regional actors like Syria and Iran becomes trivial.