We re much better off not having to write that check every October 1st. As long as Israel's in jeopardy they can make a claim on us politically and morally for more money. It s an unstable situation, and we d never want to have an unstable situation in the Middle East. It s not in our interest. The fact of the matter for Christians around the world, there are a lot of Christians in this country, it s the dominant American religion, we d like to be able to visit the Holy Land.
People don t visit it anymore because it s so dangerous over there.
I think you d have to argue that that s not in the interest of America. Maybe some perverse policy maker somewhere wants Israel to always be neo-conservative and fighting. Likudniks in this administration might like warfare because they always want warfare. But most sane normal Americans would like a peace over there, like in Northern Ireland, in Korea. Most people want peace.