The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

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    You can credibldy argue that Israel has an outsized influence of US foreign policy, but to call the US an “Israeli puppet state” is such a hyperbolic exaggeration that it sounds less like a valid criticism and more like the old “Jews control the world” antisemitic hate speech.

    The US has far more influence on Israel than vice versa

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      Its hard to tell sometimes whether somebody is using phrasing like that naively or as a dog whistle (which is why its an effective dog whistle). The reality is Israel plays a critical role in maintaining US empire and public image and Netanyahu is cashing in those in for a racist child-killing spree.

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      Agreed. The USA is simply too powerful to ever become anyone’s lapdog, they’re a force unto themselves