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October 07, 2004:

For past PINRs that affect the state of Israel, visit the below analyses:

''Can Iran's Pursuit of Nuclear Technology Be Thwarted By Air Strikes?''
http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=103

''Can Israel Maintain its Nuclear Superiority in the Middle East?''
http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=89

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"Why the United States Supports the State of Israel"

Drafted by Erich Marquardt on October 07, 2004
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One of the most volatile political issues within the United States is Washington's consistent support for the state of Israel. Proponents of that support argue its necessity upon the notion that Israel is a Middle Eastern democracy that shares American values and is surrounded by hostile states. Critics, on the other hand, argue that consistent U.S. support of Israel is a liability, as the huge American aid flows to Israel effectively subsidize a foreign state when that money could be used for social or military programs at home.
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- Symbiotic Interests Between the U.S. and Israel

U.S. support of Israel is both historical and consistent. While there are many reasons for that support, it is primarily founded upon U.S. geopolitical interests. The state of Israel is an isolated country heavily dependent on the United States for its survival. This dependence allows Washington to use the country to further its interests in the Middle East -- interests such as preventing any independent Middle Eastern power from becoming a regional hegemon.
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- The Challenge from Iran

The world now sees a replay of 1981, the year when Iraq was growing in regional power and was treading closer to a nuclear weapons capability; a situation that resulted in an Israeli air strike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor to stifle Baghdad's quest for nuclear arms. Now, very similar developments are occurring, this time with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran has the potential of becoming a regional power due to its large semi-industrialized and educated population, and its strategic position of sitting on vast oil reserves, while also bordering the Caspian Sea and acting as a hub between Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.
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- Regional Dangers

A powerful Iran could cause regional instability. Unlike Israel, Iran's size and oil resources give it the opportunity to become an independent and powerful state. A powerful Iran would dwarf Israel's power and suppress that country's foreign policy leverage in the Middle East. This result would be hotly resisted by Israel, possibly spawning a military struggle in the region -- which is still reeling from the invasion of Iraq. Such a struggle could easily disrupt oil supplies in a market already heavily plagued with uncertainty. Furthermore, lacking the troops to invade Iran, any struggle would likely fester and create regional implications for years to come.
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- Conclusion

The primary motives behind U.S. support of Israel can be explained by Washington's foreign policy aims of securing a Middle East capable of producing a stable supply of oil at a low price that buoys the economies of oil dependent countries. Israel, a state that is dependent on the United States due to its strategic and cultural isolation in a region that is hostile to its existence, can be relied on by Washington to assist in maintaining the status quo by preventing any Middle Eastern country from accruing enough power to alter the regional balance in a way that would damage the interests of the United States and other oil dependent countries.
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The reason America supports Israel is that they own most of our crooked politicians.