[TKDietz]

"The US "Christian military" are the only ones in the world ready to defend Israel and its people. Who else is willing to lay down their lives for them?

**crickets**"

Perhaps the Israelis will lay down their own lives in defense of their country? I do not believe it is the obligation of our military to fight and die for Israel, and I sure don't want military leaders who believe that is their obligation. As American soldiers their loyalty is due to this country and this country alone, no others, not even Israel. If our forces are ordered to fight in defense of Israel, that's exactly what they need to do. On the other hand, allegiances change and if our soldiers are for some reason ordered to engage and defeat IDF forces, then they better do it. If their religious beliefs or some sense of obligation to Israel would preclude them from doing this, they are in the wrong line of work.

[khnyny]

The current US policy is that Israel is an ally, both politically and militarily. It is not a formal agreement, like NATO, but that is probably more a function of the intensely complicated and hostile political climate in the Middle East, rather than a reluctance on either side to formalize the agreement. The US also gives Israel monetary aid in the billions of dollars annually, (exact figures hard to calculate).