On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met for an hour and 45 minutes on the specifics of a proposed US-Israel defense pact. The pact amounts to a more or less direct US intervention in Israeli politics, after two elections failed to end with a government formed.
The Trump Administration had made no bones about preferring Netanyahu over his primary political rival Benny Gantz, and the pact seems to be pandering to that fact, since Gantz is opposed to the deal.
Netanyahu looks to be steering heavily into this US lifeline, arguing that the deal proves he needs to stay in power, and that in the event of a rotation government with Gantz, he’d have to be first because of his “unique” ties with the US.
Details of the pact aren’t clear, beyond it committing the US to war to defend Israel. Those familiar with it have said the pact would in no way restrict Israel’s ability to unilaterally attack targets across the region, meaning constant Israeli attacks on targets in Syria and Iraq could continue.
The other important aspect, that the US is directly meddling in Israeli power-sharing talks with this plan, is something that historically the US has been reluctant to do, at least in Israel. Previously, any US government was automatically on good terms with any Israeli government, but at this point Trump has committed deeply to a relationship with Israel’s far-right.
OOOO really great.. .. We get to clean up all the messes our Lil buddy creates. Along with free f-16s and the billions of out tax dollars that we give them. Such a great deal for them, but for US…not so much……… the payer of all such “aid” largesses. What is it we get that makes this arrangement O.K ???
..
DJT actually despises Bibi Nutty&Yahoo and has already dumped him. Why? Nutty&Yahoo’s the most corrupt Prime Minister in Israel’s 71+-year history .. Not even Ehud Ohlmert – who resigned and was convicted of corruption – was that bad; Nutty&Yahoo’s been charged with bribery, on top of other crimes of corruption; yet, he refuses to step down (he’s extremely power-hungry).
It’s time for DJT to dump Pompous Pompeo for this latest betrayal. In no way does he want Pompous to even do business with that devil.
DJT will dump Netanyahu when and if Sheldon Adelson tells DJT to dump Netanyahu and not a millisecond before.
Will this be an agreement or a treaty? A treaty will have to be approved by the Senate where approval is not certain.
Au contraire, we’ll give Israel whatever it wants when it demands it. Schumer the Shomar has Israel’s back, as does Plastic Pelosi and whole truckloads of Dems and Repugs.
Bibi would be given many standing ovations in Congress when he comes to sign the deal. Yup, reality sucks!
A few calls from AIPAC should convince any wavering senator on which way to vote.
Right, so I guess Israel will be declaring war on North Korea and sending troops there ?
Why does Israel need a defense pact with US when it can call up the US to do its bidding whenever it pleases?
No pact required.
There’s nothing mutual about this pact, unless you consider the occupation of both the USA and Israel by these Likudnik gangsters mutual. Unless you think that their near total control of the electoral process and the MSM in both countries is mutual. Unless you absolutely have your head up your ass and still believe that the 9/11 wars were somehow “defensive” and justified by our being attacked by Arabs instead of by Mossad and neocon traitors in the USA. Yes, then this is certainly a mutual defense pact.
Brilliantly said, Thomas Carson, I really like the irony of your statement and agree wholeheartedly;)
In fact, Israel has NO allies, only vassals, of which the US/UK are at the top.
The Beast is on the loose and his appetite can never be satisfied as evidenced by the behavior of our obese leadership.
This “mutual defense” pact will guarantee the U.S. gets into a third endless multi-trillion dollar Middle East war that has nothing to do with protecting the U.S. homeland and our national interest. This pact will greenlight Israel to launch a first-strike on Iran. When Iran counter-attacks, Israel will claim it is being attacked and will invoke this pact to drag the US military into another Middle East quagmire. Let’s hope this scheme is exposed for what it is before this happens — with the American public finally realizing how harmful (and expensive to US taxpayers) Washington’s unconditional support of Israel is to our country.
Mutual defense, eh?? Was the deliberate Israeli attack on the USS Liberty back in June of 1967 part of this “mutual defense pact”? Were the 9/11 attacks – both on the Twin Towers in NYC and on the side of the Pentagon where finance reports were written part of this fake “mutual defense” pact?
We the People of the US reject such a pact and don’t want our hard-earned money going over there without our permission .. We want our tax money to be spent on repairing our crumbling infrastructure and helping our fellow citizens in need.
Those things already happened, are happening as we speak and will happen in the future whether there is a “pact” or not.
Netanyahu to Pompeo “Pompo, your a good puppet”
USA has been defending Israel for 50 years, with support from whacko Christian Zionists & 99% of Congress.
Top US General Says American Troops Should Be Ready To Die For Israel
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-19/top-us-general-says-american-troops-should-be-ready-die-israel