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Israeli diaspora minister says Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are not a real countries. (www.haaretz.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I think US oil interests might have a thing or two to say about declaring Iraq not a country.

The US could be in a leopards ate my face situation if Israel pursues that line of thought into taking destructive military actions in Iraq.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I think US oil interests might have a thing or two to say about declaring Iraq not a country.

More specifically, the US interest in the Suez Canal. This critical piece of intercontinental infrastructure must be secured in order to efficiently transport material within the Mediterranean Ocean and out to the Atlantic. Also a BFD if you're moving military hardware through the region (like aircraft carriers).

Israel is a gun pointed at the neighboring states, intended to keep them in line. But if that gun keeps going off randomly, it no longer serves as a meaningful deterrent.