You’re thinking of real-world geopolitics. These people tend to me more along the lines of “God only blesses the US because we’re helping to bring about the prerequisite conditions for the apocalypse”.

I appreciate that you used the correct brand of drink mix rather than continuing the Kool-aid slander.

Israel isn't even America's most important playmate in the middle east.

Israel isn't easily replaceable in US foreign policy for the Middle East. I.e. the US uses Israel as a base of operations in the area. But the US definitely doesn't need Israel for it's survival or even to exert influence on the Middle East: it just makes it easier.

It's called propaganda.

The US doesn't support Israel for our safety. We do because historically being anti-Israel alienated the following groups.

• Evangelical votes in the US
• Jewish voters in the US
• A strong Pro-Israel lobby, who would give a LOT of money, and therefore a lot of votes, to opponents of an anti-Israel candidate.

There was a cold war argument that the US needed Israel and the Saudis to counteract the more Russia-aligned Egypt and Iran. We have guns here because they have guns over there.

Now its mostly because oil, which will be important for a lot of products for a long time to come, but not for the one thing that drives American policy in the region: the price at the gas pump.

Oh, and then there's the Christian Zionists who want to kick off the Rapture. That group is vestigial, diseased, and needs to be cut right out.

Maybe it was more of a threat than a statement about dependency.

power vacuums are a myth used to sell weapons to the pentagon.

We all know Canada is to be the next superpower once all hell breaks loose in the US!

what about eu? Granny Europe still rocks, do not underestimate her.

Count some numbers: Out of the US, Russia, China and India, how many millions of deaths of innocent civilians have each caused or significantly contributed to? I'm fairly sure the US tops that list by some ways.

none of are any better (if not outright worse) than the current status quo.

Please tell me what good US does at all in this position?

china may have the largest businesses in the world, but they lack cultural leverage. US still stays where it is solely due to its cultural influence on the world. China's culture is alien to us, especially in terms of labor culture.

(genuine question) what's the intended pronunciation? exit? that's so dumb lol. i've still been calling them tweets