Serious question for this board. A vet buddy (and lurker here) and I were discussing the current thing, and we were wondering if our "greatest ally" has ever helped us militarily. We've searched for IDF in Iraq, Afghanistan, and even Vietnam, and it would appear that Israel never sent troops or participated in combat operations in any of those theaters as our allies. I've tried a bunch of different search terms to come up with anything even tangential, and nothing.
We're both fully awake but this is a massive redpill for both of us at the moment. I don't want to be hasty in the conclusion that our "greatest ally" has never actually acted as an ally, so I wanted to see if anons knew of specific, meaningful examples of joint US/IDF operations in the conflicts concerning our interests and not just assassinations / targeted hits.
So, any anons aware of the IDF actually acting as allied forces in any conflict?
Most people don't realize the United States has no defense pacts with Israel. Never did. This is not because of the United States, for the US is more than willing to defend Israel. Rather, it is because Israel refuses reciprocity that a defense pact requires.
Consider me one of those people. Does this mean we don't have any signed treaties with them? Because that's straight up wild for a "greatest ally".
There has always been a war on words. They cut like a stilleto and are used to misinform and mislead. These words "greatest ally" has no written basis with the United States in terms of defense treaties. This article somewhat admits it, but misleads the reader by saying, "Both Israelis and Americans have mixed feelings about the potential treaty,...". Does anyone doubt that the Congress would vote for this? Of course they would. So, the truth is and always has been, Israel wants a one-way street.