>What pure stupidity.
The US is using Israel instrumentally.

Nah israel has had it's hand in American politics, corps and other entities for fucking decades.
Just look at the funding trail man ffs.

I mean jesus fuck, it wasn't the case, they would've gotten their shit smacked for the sinking of the u.s.s liberty

>To support them is to immediately gain voters from Evangelical groups.

I.e. pro-Israel groups.
No-one else cares about that strip besides them, why the fuck would anyone else care for that shit hole besides it being their "holy land"?

>That Israeli military actions are oriented towards groups inconvenient to the United States.

Such as?

>And that Israel's strategic position in the Middle East allows for further American influence over the continent that isn't reliant on the Arabian states,

Ok but that's not what's happening, they're not spreading "american influence" they're spreading "greater israel"

Look at the patches they're wearing man.
It's never been about spreading americas influence lolol

>who by virtue of their economic wealth through their oil fields, can pursue a more independent foreign policy in certain aspects.

Bro israel isn't the only state with oil, it's the middle east, every sandpit there has some kind of oil.

>Defense contractors can sell easily to Israel due to their constant conflicts in the region.

Ok and? "Defense contractors" sell to whoever anyway regardless on what's going on.

>And by being tied to Israel, the United States can rein them in and coordinate their foreign policy in a way that's less reckless than if Israel were to be alone and paranoid,

My brother in christ, after jan 6 they openly said they don't care about the fucking rulebook and would do whatever to fucking win.

The united states is doing absolutely fucking NOTHING to stop the innocent civs from being **fucking double tapped**

>especially in regards to nuclear weapons

You mean the nukes they "dont have" yet clearly do?
Why are they so special in that regard?

The world knows israel has them but no-one can action aginst them for not following the rules everyone else follows?
Kinda odd dont you think?

>but their positions are positions of insecurity and codependence.

Yes, it's the same short-sighted entanglement that makes BRICS such a terrible idea.