We will have to see what Netanyahu says in his speech to
Congress. It sounds like he will say
that we must go to war with Iran if Iran does not end its nuclear program.
Implicit in this call for an end to Iran’s program is a call
for military force to destroy the nuclear program if Iran does not do so
itself. This military force seems likely
to be American, perhaps aided to some extent by the Israelis, maybe some Sunni
Arabs, and maybe some half-hearted Western European support.
There are a number of non-Jewish politicians who support
Netanyahu, including McCain, Boehner, and a lot of conservative
Republicans. Some are legitimately
concerned, but I worry that some are motivated by Jewish political
contributions. In return for Jewish money these politicians are willing to send
Gentile American boys (and girls) to fight and die in Iran to protect
Israel.
Iran presents some threat to the US, but not nearly as much
as it does to Israel. Pakistan probably
presents more of a threat to the US than Iran does, and Pakistan already has many
nuclear weapons. Pakistan is more
unstable than Iran and more opposed to American interests. Taliban training and taking refuge in
Pakistan often attack Americans and their Afghan allies in Afghanistan. So, if we were going to send some American
soldiers to die to stop a nuclear threat, it would make more sense to send them
to Pakistan than to Iran. Because of
this, I worry that American Jews are incapable of judging the real foreign
policy risks to America. Jews may be
willing to see America destroyed in order to preserve Israel.
Maybe Netanyahu, or some Jewish-American politician will say
something that will ease my concerns about Jews putting Israel’s interests
ahead of America’s, but I am not expecting it.
I find this whole dustup over Netanyahu’s speech deeply disturbing,
particularly because things seem to be heating up with Russia, but Russia is no
threat to Israel; so, Jews don’t worry about a potential nuclear way, except to
the extent that it may affect Jews in Ukraine.
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