The U.S. government never should have stopped listening to George. From Brian McGlinchey at starkrealities.substack.com:
“…such attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent patriot”
As war rages in Gaza, the intensifying debate over the US-Israel relationship spotlights a glaring political paradox: Those Americans who view George Washington with deepest reverence — that is, would-be “conservatives” — are often the ones who most zealously violate the central tenet of his foreign policy philosophy.
Specifically, their fierce devotion to the State of Israel defies Washington’s admonition against “passionate attachments” to other countries — attachments that, he said, inevitably lead America “astray from its duty and its interest.”
That’s not to say that excessive advocacy for Israel is confined to the American right: As demonstrated by President Biden’s backing of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, the championing of policies that serve Israel to America’s detriment also runs rampant among establishment Democrats.
Regardless of your position on the political spectrum, Washington’s foreign policy advice merits your attention, and the US-Israel relationship serves as a case study that validates his warnings about the many evils that spring from “habitual fondness” for a foreign nation…including one that didn’t exist when his warnings were issued.
You don’t have to be some super Patriot to say wert de ferk regarding the “special” relationship.
What’s so special about it, they get everything and we get nothing?
A bad deal is a bad deal.
This just in from Willie Nelson:
Why Do I Have To Choose?