Joe Biden's famous statement from 1986 that if Israel didn't exist America would have to invent it because its interests in the region are so well-served by its existence is a lie. He probably said it to make himself feel better about being so subservient to Israel because no rational person truly believes that a country that is constantly in a state of war with its neighbours is of benefit to any one.
The Palestinians are also pawns. The Palestinian struggle stopped being a war for national liberation once the Muslim Brotherhood and the Ayatollahs entered the picture. Since then it's been a holy struggle between Muslim and Jew, and such a war will end very badly because neither side is willing to compromise.
Christians have no agency in such a war, they are mere useful pawns. Ditto for the secular Europeans who at this point couldn't tell their asses from their heads. That's how bad they've been mindfucked.
The only rational states on the world stage whose words on this war should be taken seriously are China and Russia. They are not weighed down by guilt like the Europeans or poisoned and corrupted like the Americans. They hold the keys to a long-term peace.
Video Title: Philip Giraldi - Is Israel a U.S. ally? Source: National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship" Date Published: April 9, 2014. Description:
National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship" on March 7, 2014 at the National Press Club.
Philip Giraldi is a former counter-terrorism specialist and military intelligence officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Giraldi is a recognized authority on international security and counterterrorism issues. He is a regular contributor to Antiwar.com in a column titled "Smoke and Mirrors" and is a Contributing Editor who writes a column called "Deep Background" on terrorism, intelligence, and security issues for The American Conservative magazine. He has written op-ed pieces for the Hearst Newspaper chain, has appeared on Good Morning America, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and local affiliates of ABC television. He has been a keynote speaker at the Petroleum Industry Security Council annual meeting, has spoken twice at the American Conservative Union's annual CPAC convention in Washington, and has addressed several World Affairs Council affiliates. He has been interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Britain's Independent Television Network, FOX News, Polish National Television, Croatian National Television, al-Jazeera, al-Arabiya, 60 Minutes, and Court TV. He prepares and edits a nationally syndicated subscription service newsletter on September 11th issues for corporate clients. Giraldi is the Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, a group that advocates for more even handed policies by the U.S. government in the Middle East.
