Originally posted by Sspinko52:
Thanks for the clearer reply, NetPublicist. So, if Peroutka becomes President,would we aide them in war if they came under attack? Would we stand with them? Would the U.S. assist them if they found themselves coming under attack? An ally? Is this the Constitutional Party's stance on this issue?
The reason I ask is because I have a friend who is a strong supporter of Mr. Peroutka and he made a statement to me once that Peroutka isn't one to suck up to Isreal and promote their agenda. I just found that comment interesting.
Even if Mr. Peroutka won the election and became President, it is doubtful that US Foreign Aid to Israel would end, the reason being that it is Congress which approves the foreign aid to Israel (and other countries, as well).
For over 50 years, the United States and Israel have shared a mutually beneficial relationship which is not about to change. Israeli intelligence is our eyes and ears in the Middle East. Israel is the only true democracy in the region and technology and science have prospered because of the US-Israel relationship.
Much of what the US grants to Israel (under the umbrella of foreign aid) are loan guarantees. Israel has too many long-term friendships with people in high places in the United States, including several million Evangelical Christians and quite a few Senators and Congressmen. Also, corporations in the United States have contracts with Israel and supply her with military supplies for defense, such as jets, which in turn, supplies jobs for those in our aerospace industry.
Israel is one of the very few countries to whom the US gives foreign aid who gives something back for that "aid." Most of the other countries just have their hands out and hate us and preach hate against us while they receive the generousity of our tax dollars. Or they smile at us and give a wink to the terrorists. Or they smile at us and side with our enemies. Or sometimes they don't smile at all.
Israel doesn't do that. The intelligence that Israel supplies the US is invaluable. The liaison between the US and Israel advances technology, science, medicine between the two countries. If you look at nearly any modern convenience or any technology in the last 50 years, it was either an American or Jew who invented it, and many times it was due to a collaboration between the two. Some American Jews hold dual Israeli citizenships. And vice versa.
America's heritage is a Judeo-Christian heritage, and no one, not even Mr. Peroutka would deny that. The bonds between America and Israel are strong and deep. Which is why certain corners of the world refer to us as the Big Satan and the Little Satan. But it is a bond which outsiders cannot hope to understand. Israel would go to bat for the US in a New York minute. And cutting off foreign aid to our little but mighty friend and ally in the Middle East would surely help those who hate her, drive her into the sea.
As far as some of the other countries, the United States has made long-term commitments in supplying humanitarian and medical assistance to other countries. So while Mr. Peroutka may wish to cut off all US foreign aid to anyone anywhere, the likelihood of that happening, should he become President of these United States, is practically nil. Kinda like a toothless tiger.
