felter wrote: ↑Tue, 19. Nov 19, 14:35
I don't know why everyone is getting excited about what America has to say about Israel or anything else for that matter.
Because what the US says or does has a measurable (and disproportionate) effect on the rest of the world. As just one recent example, I don't know what it's like in the UK, but over here, Trumps little trade spat with China is causing fairly large ripples.
America has a corrupt government, one that has a problem with facts and the truth. So much so that anything coming out or being said by an American government official, cannot be trusted to be either honest, factual or truthful. The only thing you can do with what America says and does now, is to look at whatever it is and turn it around and look and see what it is not, as whatever it is they are saying probably has 99.9% of being wrong and a lie.
I don't necessarily disagree with you there, but I'd argue that you should be very wary of anything *any* government says or does. (How's Brexit going?)
There was a time when America had respect and it was worth listening to whatever they had to say, that time has passed, now all they deserve is to be ignored and shunned, as they cannot be trusted on anything they do or say.
The trouble is, you can't ignore them. They are a large and powerful nation that can absolutely ruin anyone's day if they get annoyed enough. With that in mind, the US position on any policy area is likely to be a major factor in other governments choosing their own position. Which will often affect you in minor or major ways. They're not going away any time soon, so you need to pay attention to them - if only to be able to judge which way to jump to be as little affected by them as possible.
I would add, that if the US were *not* the 800lb gorilla in the room, that Russia and China would absolutely step into that void, and you would need to be paying attention to what *they* say and do. I personally would prefer the US, as bad as their government currently is.
