Israel ~ Should the US support them?

     Beside the ongoing war on terror, the U.S. must decide whether or not we should continue our support for what has been one of our closest allies. Israel has been a key player in our fight in the Middle East and is vital to our continued efforts. Currently, there is a great struggle in the Middle East between Israel and the radical Islamic terrorists that want to eliminate the Zionist culture. Even though our troops have sacrificed their lives to protect freedom, their efforts will never completely eliminate the threat of Islamic terrorists. However, once we remove our presence  from this turbulent area, the void will be filled with unrestrained turmoil. President Obama has been delegating political preposterous propositions towards removing support while there is absolutely no call for any such absurdity. As we have our troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Obama is trying to pull them out. Continually while our troops fight against terrorism, new threats emerge. Iran is quickly becoming a nuclear nation. Enforcing the need we have for an ally in the Middle East, we must keep a foothold in the region. But how do we support Israel and protect our troops' lives? There is only one answer. The United States, priding itself as the beacon of freedom, must make the decision to support Israel in their time of need.

     If we were to remove our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan while still supporting Israel, we would gain two things. Being that we have been one of the few nations to support Israel in their time of need, they would be the only one willing to return that support by helping the United States protect its interests in the Middle East. Protectively taking a non-aggressive stance, we would be able to strengthen our support of Israel and better combat the Iranian threat. Iran must be dealt with. By helping Israel, wanting our support in the first place, it will not only help us with the Iranian threat, but would still help us in the Middle East. While we would not be jeopardizing our troops' lives anymore, we would still have a strong ally in the Middle East we can use to keep the terrorist threat in check. This would allow us to keep an eye on the oil and not allow it to fall into the terrorists' hands. Being that our troops would no longer be in the area, Iran might not feel so threatened. The urgency for limitless nuclear power might not seem to be as immediate a need to them. If so, it would cause them to slow down the rate at which they are burning money in their nuclear firehouse. Also we would be able to support Israel in combating Iran’s nuclear program. Should Israel need to bomb Iran's power facilities, the U.S. would be better able to concentrate our supplies toward helping Israel achieve their goal.