US: Buy More Weapons for Europe, The Israeli Way (Forever)
“Treat Poland, Ukraine like Israel with an offshore weapons procurement program,” declares The Hill opinion piece. This isn’t a new idea; it’s merely suggesting that the U.S. replicate, for Eastern Europe, the same blank-check aid framework that has enabled Israel to purchase U.S. weapons for decades, bypassing domestic scrutiny. In 2023 alone, the U.S. provided Israel with approximately $3.8
billion in military aid. This 'offshore' arrangement means American tax dollars flow directly to U.S. defense contractors, then their products to Israel—a tidy, self-licking ice cream cone for the military-industrial complex. One might wonder if the authors of such proposals have ever paused to consider what comes after getting unlimited weapons. Perhaps they're just thrilled at the prospect of
expanding a system that has enriched defense contractors while stabilizing exactly nothing in the Middle East. The real takeaway here: why settle for one endless conflict fueled by unlimited foreign aid when you can have two? It’s not a bug; it’s a feature for someone.