🇺🇸🇮🇱 Every country acts in its own interest. The question is who keeps agreeing to pay for it. Fmr. director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent puts the blame squarely on the American side of the ledger: "I fault our leaders for allowing us to pay for them, a
Why now
Thesis: Allied funding debate touches defense spending, fiscal burden
Catalyst to watch: Congressional action on aid funding
Main risk: Commentary, not policy change
Why it matters
Debate over US funding of allies touches defense spending and fiscal burden, but this is commentary rather than a policy change.
Details
🇺🇸🇮🇱 Every country acts in its own interest. The question is who keeps agreeing to pay for it. Fmr. director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent puts the blame squarely on the American side of the ledger: "I fault our leaders for allowing us to pay for them, acting in their own interest, especially when it is fundamentally against our interests." Nobody expects Jerusalem to start prioritizing Washington's needs. That was never going to happen on its own. @joekent16jan19
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