You know when you hit a nerve (or power center) when are removed from your post from expressing an opinion as was professor Stephen Walt, until just recently a dean of the prestigious Harvard University JFK School of Government for daring to criticize the Israeli lobby. (This article is apparently creating quite a stir).
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Why has the US been willing to set aside its own security and that of many of its allies in order to advance the interests of another state? One might assume that the bond between the two countries was based on shared strategic interests or compelling moral imperatives, but neither explanation can account for the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the US provides.
