what gives us the right... Options

[princess2113]

y does America try to control other countries...i mean we want them to be free...but like Japan, we dont let them have weapons...dont get me wrong i know its for our protection...it just seems like we alwayz get exactly what we want, and when we dont...there goes a war

[jo3]

we're allies w/ Israel. are we allies w/ Rwanda? (i really don't know the answer to this question...that's why i'm asking)

but you bring up an interesting topic. why are we helping out Israel? yes, they're our ally (from WWII...since we helped make the nation). but what benefits are we getting from sending them billions of dollars?

1) we're losing billions of dollars
2) we're hated in the Middle East for helping Israel

if it was a mutual relationship, i'd understand. but we're not getting anything out of being an ally with Israel, so i'd just cut off, or at least lower, what we're sending over there.