...and — mid you — I’m not trying to turn on the snark; we’ve a very real interest to protect in the Middle East, and it isn’t oil.
Politically it is a Main Street axiom that “As California goes, so goes the country.” Israel stands as the hinge upon which the weight of global politics rides. It is in our inherent interest to act in that sphere with that axiom at the forefront of our policy.
Sorry. Simply do not agree. Also certainly hope that the old axiom about California is dated, worn and not true.If the country follows the example of California then it is lost. The US can defend itself, stand alone if necessary and can continue to prosper by dealing with only the rational and the friendly. Those that wish us harm need only fear us. We do not have to engage them. Certainly don’t want any more young boys from Kansas to die or become maimed in the Mideast believing that they were defending their own country.