Quote Originally Posted by boaz
true, but my point is how were they able to that? was it devine intervention on behalf of God's chosen people or could it have been the billions in military aid the United States taxpayers send to Israel every single year? How does this fact effect our success in our many wars within muslem countries right now?
During Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, U.S. policy shifted to a whole-hearted, but not unquestioning, support for Israel. Prior to the Six-Day War of 1967, U.S. administrations had taken considerable care to avoid giving the appearance of favoritism. Writing in American Presidents and the Middle East, George Lenczowski notes, "Johnson's was an unhappy, virtually tragic presidency", regarding "America's standing and posture in the Middle East", and marked a turning point in both U.S.-Israeli and U.S.-Arab relations.[

During the war, Israeli warplanes and warships shot at the USS Liberty, a US Navy intelligence ship in Egyptian waters, killing 34 and wounding at least 173. Israel claimed the Liberty was mistaken as an Egyptian vessel and it was an instance of friendly fire, and the U.S. government accepted it as such.
Israel ââ?¬â?? United States relations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Which country supplied their weapons at the time....can't find it. I'd bet that it was a combination of the English and the French. You can thank the French for Israel having nuclear capabilities also.

Quote Originally Posted by boaz
I'm not argueing one side has more of right to land than any other, I'm saying what is our interest there?
A middle eastern foothold just in case of some sort of oil embargo by the Arab nation as a whole. Hell, when Iran threatened to shut off Frances oil supply Chirac got it voted in to be able to use nukes in such a situation calling it a terrorist attack on their country.

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