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Table 5 · 09-23-2009, 12:05 PM

Outside of the fact that Ahmadienjad is totally looney tunes, in terms of a bigger picture, can someone explain to me why Israel's well-being always taken into so much consideration on the world stage?

I guess I've wondered why the well-being of a little fleck in the middle east is worth it. Israel and it's neighbors are the center of a lot of world tension, and being on one side of the other tends to get a lot of people angry at you. From a Canadian standpoint, why do we even bother? What positives does a country like Canada get from supporting Israel? And please, I ask this from a rational, pragmatic point of view, so don't be a turd about it.

09-23-2009, 12:05 PM	#4
Table 5 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYYC Exp:	Outside of the fact that Ahmadienjad is totally looney tunes, in terms of a bigger picture, can someone explain to me why Israel's well-being always taken into so much consideration on the world stage? I guess I've wondered why the well-being of a little fleck in the middle east is worth it. Israel and it's neighbors are the center of a lot of world tension, and being on one side of the other tends to get a lot of people angry at you. From a Canadian standpoint, why do we even bother? What positives does a country like Canada get from supporting Israel? And please, I ask this from a rational, pragmatic point of view, so don't be a turd about it.