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Originally Posted by elysiantraveller
It's a proxy war.
At this point we have no hope of achieving our goals in the region but we cause our rivals to continue to waste resources there. It sounds terrible but perpetuating the conflict at this point is preferable to it ending. As long as it doesn't require a large investment on our part.
Like Kissinger commenting on the Iran/Iraq war nearly 40 years ago... "It's a pity both sides can't lose."
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Our investment is large in this region, and will continue to be so. NO opinions to curtail our investment will ever be considered. The United States will NEVER abandon Israel.
