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		lmm on Sept 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NSO group iPhone zero-click, zero-day exploit capt... Good luck finding politicians willing to play hardball with Israel. Most won't even cut off arms sales to them.

thrashh on Sept 8, 2023 [–]

There’s very few candidates in that region for good allies so Israel has a stronghold in US politics.

If we had made Iraq a powerful ally, it would have weakened support for Israel but that whole area of the world is too embroiled in conflict.

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