re: Is it possible for us to tell BOTH the Jews and the Muslims in the Middle East to GFY?

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Also, if you have a really strong opinion on the US being involved over there (Jew or Muslim), then your arse should probably move over there and give it a try.

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My god the poli board has become an isolationist circle jerk of uneducated morons. Should I also have to move to South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, or Gitmo or could I just do a time-share and split my time up? Yes we are partly there bc they are our allies (and fricking over your allies is great diplomacy), also they are a industrialized democracy in a area of authoritarian religious nut jobs, but mainly to provide stability to the region. Is the region stable now? A hell of a lot more stable then if we weren’t there.
Why do you think the Muslim countries allow the infidels to have bases there? It’s to keep the Iranians from taking over which the Iranians definitely want to do. Why do we care if the Iranians take over you ask? Because the #2,3,5,6, and 7 countries with the largest proven oil reserves are there. And #1 is the communist count in Venezuela, #4 is the tree-hugging progressive count in Canada, and #8 is Russia. Good luck getting them to ramp up production if there is a shortage.
If Iran took over the Middle East they could stop the world’s economy in its tracks anytime they got pissy. And they get pissy a lot.

I came over here to take a shite on folks like you who keep preaching how important the area is. If Iran moves, then we obliterate them. You already pointed out no one likes them anyway. It'll be fun. Don't take yourself so serious, chief.

That's my fantasy.

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I came over here to take a shite on folks like you who keep preaching how important the area is.

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That’s fine My response was to just to shite on uneducated morons like you. If we leave the Middle East and all our bases there, how long will it take us to obliterate Iran from US soil. Will they obliterate Kuwait, UAE, and Saudi before we can obliterate them? So now 4 of the top 7 oil producers are obliterated and there’s a global depression.
Look you can sit around the picnic area of your trailer park and captivate your audience with what you think should happen. And maybe you are even considered the smart one because you made it all the way to the 11th grade, but you should really read a book or just stop posting.

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Their forefathers did fine for multiple millennia, living with both Muslims and Christians.

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[Citation needed]

I guess you’re not aware of the Jewish diaspora, the details of the Arab conquest, or the Crusades? And I guess by “multiple millennia” you mean 1.5?

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But it’s 7 million Jews surrounded by 200 million Muslims.

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They have nukes. Everyone knows it, so they aren't in danger of being mass invaded as long as they have the power to smoke Mecca with the touch of a button.

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Exactly how is Israel beneficial to the United States?

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Around 90% of the aid we send Israel is spent here, on American products. Perhaps your job depends on some of those orders.

Israel high tech is driving many of the innovations in telecommunications and secure communications

Our intel from the Middle East is largely generated through Israeli contacts. Western countries notoriously are pitiful as passing for middle easterners.

We ship OUR weapons systems to Israel who enhance them beyond original or claimed capabilities

You assholes should do some actual investigation before running your bigoted pie holes.

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My god the poli board has become an isolationist circle jerk of uneducated morons.

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To be fair, you can't expect a goober from the backwoods of middle America to understand that what happens on the other side of the world can impact us at home. Thus, allies are necessary.

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But it’s 7 million Jews surrounded by 200 million Muslims.

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They’re free to move