What Would Happen If The US Stopped Giving Money To Israel?

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Mike Pearl, Vice News: We Asked a Military Expert What Would Happen if the US Stopped Giving Money to Israel

On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress, and what he said was more or less what you'd expect: Basically, Iran is untrustworthy and dangerous, and allowing it to continue even a limited version of its nuclear program is going to lead to an "arms race" in the Middle East. The audience was dominated by Republicans, and they clapped like crazy as they listened to the speech.

The fact that the speech even happened was bananas. Netanyahu was invited by House Speaker John Boehner, who declined to ask the White House whether it would be OK for a foreign head of state to come preach to Congress about the dangers of the administration's impending nuclear deal with Iran. Obama didn't meet with Netanyahu during his visit, and Democrats—including usually staunch defenders of Israel—didn't hide how upset they were over the Israeli prime minister's heavy-handed slight.

WNU Editor: First things first .... such a cut-off will not happen in my lifetime. But just for arguments sake let us speculate that there is a cut-off .... so what would happen next? In the short to medium term there will be little if any military impact. Israel is country that is literally filled with weapons and weapon systems .... any U.S. cut-off would mean that it would only be more costly for Israel to buy parts and the newest tech. There will be impact financially and politically .... but welcome to what has always been the story and the norm in the Middle East .... political and financial instability.