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In reply to the discussion: Netanyahu not realizing cameras are on: "America won't get in our way, it's easily moved." [View all]LeftishBrit
(41,190 posts)25. England didn't control the empire mainly by 'putting money in the right hands'; it controlled it by
an army and an elaborate administrative apparatus. Fortunately that's over.
As regards Israel, as far as I can see, Israel is financially dependent on the USA, not the other way around. So it's if anything America that holds the purse-strings.
On the whole, countries' leaders, except under colonialism or occupation, collaborate with other countries because they choose to. E.g. Blair collaborated with Mad King George, but I wouldn't say that the Mad King controlled the UK, except insofar as Blair chose to be controlled. He could have chosen not to, as did Chirac.
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The Straight Story
Nov 2012
OP
Netanyahu's attitude is over 10 years old....he's been an asshole longer than that.
loudsue
Nov 2012
#10
The fact that he has a friendly relationship with Rush Limbaugh and even goes on
Cleita
Nov 2012
#13
Nobody is a puppet of Israel's Likud government, except Israel's Labor Party who certainly are.
LeftishBrit
Nov 2012
#17
England didn't control the empire mainly by 'putting money in the right hands'; it controlled it by
LeftishBrit
Nov 2012
#25
Thanks to the Bush admin., we are committed to giving 3.1 billion a year in defense until 2018.
justice1
Nov 2012
#12
Excellent point. That is an absurd amount of money, especially after all these years. n/t
whathehell
Nov 2012
#30
All that has changed is the decline in US support for Israeli Palestinian policy.
leveymg
Nov 2012
#15