Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Vance *Hearts* Israel. Hmmmm.

 This is not 'all good.'

Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who was selected as former President Donald Trump’s running mate on Monday, underscored the importance of U.S. support for Israel within his America First foreign policy framework, highlighting its moral, religious, and strategic basis...

...Vance, who said he represents the people “in the heartland,” urged for a foreign policy that recognizes that the “moral intuitions of American citizens” should matter most...

Vance claims that the US has a moral obligation to Israel.

...He also argued that America’s support for Israel is not only a moral imperative but also strategically advantageous, particularly in terms of technological and defense collaborations, as he praised the Jewish State’s technological advancements, especially in missile defense systems such as the Iron Beam. ...

And, of course, eradicating Hamas:

...Vance argued that peace and stability in the Middle East requires Israel to defeat the Gaza-based terrorist group as a functioning military apparatus....

Which will require a permanent war:

 ...“You’re never going to defeat the ideology of Hamas, but you can root out those commanders, those final military trained battalions. I think we should empower the Israelis to do it,” he suggested....

 Vance thinks that the US should facilitate more 'Abraham accords' in the region so as to isolate Iran--that is, to set Sunni against Shi'a.  That may work, but recall that those accords have a great deal to do with Saudi petroleum revenues, not some sort of 'hearts and flowers' alliance.

Finally, note that the background curtain has "American Conservative" lettering.  Do you think that Pat Buchanan--one of the founders of that group--would suggest that the US has a "moral imperative" to back Israel?

 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What do you expect from a man from Yale?

Anonymous said...

No, American should pay or die to fight Israel’s global genocidal zionist wars. This is not an America first policy, it’s an Israel first policy. Let the Zionist pay for their own globalist genocidal agenda, and let the Zionist die for their own wars and leave us the hell out of it. we are bankrupt and we clearly are not opting to join the US military to fight for Israel and Gaza or in the Ukraine. Trump now supports abortion and as I have always said, if you support abortion, then all the other issues head south as well so do not be surprised about this vice presidential pick

I told you so

Greg

Dad29 said...

Greg, your "black/white" view of the world is doomed to Failure. Every. Time.

Trump, following the SUPREME COURT'S DECISION, states that abortion policy should be up to the SEVERAL STATES. You remember that term from civics, don't you?

A national ban is not going to happen. Ever. Not in this world.