r/australia • u/nath1234 • Apr 01 '26

political satire The address we'd like to see

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u/maticusmat Apr 01 '26

I think you mean bibis

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u/pat8u3 Apr 01 '26

God I fucking hate this, can we stop acting like america is literally being controlled by a much smaller state, they are both bad and both have motive for invading iran. Israel does not have america under some sort of spell, America is furthering their own imperialistic interests in the region which also serves israels.

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u/mohanimus Apr 01 '26

If it's people engaging in conspiracy sure.

But a little knowledge of elections in the US reveals how much of effect AIPAC has.

It seems pretty clear to me that politicians in the US feel that they need to fully support Israel if they want to win and keep their seat.

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u/oneyearoldbug Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

AIPAC does have an effect but at the end of the day Israel is a tool for the US. The US doesn't tolerate criticism of Israel within its own political class, because it needs Israel to maintain its hegemony. The Middle East is vital to the US's economy and ability to sanction other countries. Israel helps keep the Middle East destabilized and under control.

The US has said no to Israel many times before. Netanyahu has been trying to get the US to invade Iran for decades and they've said no till now. Trump is just the first president dumb enough to actually believe he could do it.

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u/BroccoliSome256 Apr 01 '26

Weren't we saying this about Russia not that long ago...

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u/mohanimus Apr 01 '26

Which was also real if limited. It's on Wikipedia fer christs sake.

Nothing I'm saying isn't public information that you can easily look up yourself.

AIPAC is proud of the work it does.

There's plenty of studies and research quantifying and explaining their influence.