China is constructing seaports at two sites where the US 6th Fleet deploys, in Haifa next to Israel’s main naval base and Ashdod near Tel Aviv, prompting concerns about China’s military potential in the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East.
“The civilian [Chinese] port in Haifa abuts the exit route from the adjacent [Israeli] navy base, where the Israeli submarine fleet is stationed and which, according to foreign media reports, maintains a second-strike capability to launch nuclear missiles,” Israel’s Haaretz media reported.
“No one in Israel thought about the strategic ramifications,” Haaretz said in September.
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That last statement is pure BS. Israel knows damn well what the strategic ramifications are.
Anyone, especially someone as interwoven into US financial, military, and political policy as the Israelis, can see what is happening - China is rising, while the US is falling. The Israelis are jumping from the sinking US ship and going over to the side of the eventual winners. Of course, along the way they will continue to squeeze the last drops of blood and cash they can from the shrinking US stone.
It's a smart move, and no matter what you think about the Israelis they ARE very smart.
So ... knowing all this, why are will still supporting these people?
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