Matt Duss says he doesn't know what the U.S. gets from its alliance with Israel. Let us assist. We get: missile defense the Pentagon uses. Intelligence on Iran no one else can provide. Counterterror cooperation. Battlefield-tested tech. A stable democratic partner in the world's most volatile region.
End the relationship and the world won't magically improve — but you will invite more influence and aggression from Iran, Russia, and China, and less American power and leverage.
Matt Duss on the Ezra Klein show today said that the US gains little from its relationship with Israel. He couldn’t be more wrong. The US-Israeli relationship is built off both shared values and interests. It remains so to this day.