Bradley Bowman
Anyone who has spent time on a playground knows it is good to have friends when bullies come along. That also holds true in international relations.
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are increasingly cooperating with one another to undermine the United States and its interests. Unfortunately, despite our large economy and powerful military, the U.S. lacks sufficient resources to confront this growing axis of aggressors alone.
Fortunately, the United States has an unparalleled network of allies with whom we can work to defend common interests and counter common adversaries. In the Middle East, America’s most reliable, capable and motivated ally is Israel.
Years ago, while working as a Senate national security adviser accompanying a congressional delegation to Israel, I asked a U.S. military colonel assigned as an attache to the Israeli military what Americans should know about our relationship with Israel. He told me that we Americans get far more than we give in the relationship with Israel.
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