The corollary conspiracy theory is “
Israel in danger.”
A long-term mainstay in the call for aid, Israel lobbyists have more
recently propagated Iranian president Ahmadinejad’s stated intention to
“wipe Israel from the map” as fact. So useful is this meme that it has
long since ceased to matter that it is a well-documented
mistranslation.
In the current slippery slope of events foreseen by proponents of
“Israel in danger” theory, a nuclear-tipped Iran will first incinerate
Tel Aviv before parlaying demonstrated atomic clout into dominating the
entire energy-producing Gulf, forcing the U.S. out of the region. In
this feverish scenario, only a U.S. taxpayer-funded “qualitative
military edge” along with an ironclad U.S. commitment to attack Iran
will guarantee Israel’s survival, or so this fusion paranoia recommends.
Of course in reality it is Israel—not Iran—that casts a chafing
nuclear shadow across the entire region. Israel’s U.S. lobby has been
unceasing in its efforts to provide illicit support (both
material and
financial) to build up Israel’s nuclear arsenal.
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