I read otherwise as to US capability and willingness to support/defend Israel:
As for Evangelical Christian support for Israel, I'd be 'leery' of ulterior motives if I were Israeli!
http://www.citizenschwartz.com/evanjew/
Quote:Under a special agreement, the United States maintains in Israel caches of $1 billion worth of emergency munitions, including rockets, artillery shells and armored combat vehicles. The project is operated by the European Command of the U.S. Army. In the Second Lebanon War and in Operation Protective Edge, the United States sold Israel armaments from these caches.
The United States has also helped Israel over the years with joint military and defense projects essential to both sides. For example, the United States helped and is helping Israel develop its multi-layered defense system that includes Iron Dome, Magic Wand and the Arrow. The cost thus far has been about $3 billion, including more than $1.3 billion for Iron Dome.
In May 2010 President Barack Obama asked for and received a special allocation of $205 million for the Iron Dome project above and beyond the regular American military aid. Subsequent requests for funding for the project have also been approved, including $351 million that Israel requested for purchasing additional Tamir interception missiles for Iron Dome in the third week of July, during Operation Protective Edge.
As for Evangelical Christian support for Israel, I'd be 'leery' of ulterior motives if I were Israeli!
http://www.citizenschwartz.com/evanjew/
Quote:** Evangelical Christian Who Believes Kingdom of Israel Must Arise To Bring About the Rapture, Forcing Jews to Choose to Between Christianity and Hell, Is Pretty Sure Democratic Senators Who Missed Netanyahu Speech Are Antisemitic **
Posted on March 4, 2015 by The Citizen
(Bemidji, Minnesota) Local handyman L. Phillip Coldwater — an Evangelical Christian who looks forward to the rapture — is pretty sure that Minnesota Congresspeople who boycotted Tuesday’s controversial address by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are anti-Semitic.
“There’s no excuse for not supporting the Jewish state,” opined Mr. Coldwater who firmly believes in Evangelical prophecy stating that the rise of a worldwide kingdom of Israel will presage the rapture and Second Coming.
“Listen,” stated the reportedly excellent handyman, “standing against Israel is standing against God’s plan which will see the world ruled by Israel until the Second Coming.” At that point, Mr. Coldwater explained, all Jews will either convert to Christianity or reject the true savior and burn in a lake of fire for all eternity.
“See,”Coldwater concluded, “God wants the Jews to rule the world and then see the light and become Christian; all these people who don’t get that are antisemetic bastards.”
Informed that Minnesota Senator Al Franken — who boycotted Netanyahu’s remarks — is, in fact, Jewish, Mr. Coldwater stated “well, that asshole will get what’s coming to him when Jesus returns.”
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