Doug Casey: The Times of Israel ran an article last week spotlighting 13 Jews, plus Ivanka and Jared Kushner, in Trump’s inner circle. In addition, there are 10 senators and about two dozen congressmen who are Jewish. A number of them are dual nationals of Israel and the US. It’s inappropriate to be a US Government official and simultaneously a citizen of another country. No doubt they try to influence Trump.
I realize that you’re not supposed to mention things of this nature, especially about Jews or Muslims. But most Americans are unaware that for decades, the US has been giving the Israelis and the Egyptians—each—about $4 billion per year.
It’s a mystery why that money goes to the Israelis. But for the Egyptians it’s a bribe to keep them friendly with the Israelis. Of course that’s only part of the $74 billion dispensed to foreign governments last year. I suspect that the real number is much higher. Who knows how much more goes out in loans, aid from NGOs, and all manner of disguised corruption? The proper amount of aid, FWIW, is zero.
The relationship between Israel and the US is like that between a vicious dog and his bad-tempered master. I’m not sure who’s the dog and who’s the master. But it’s an inappropriate relationship.
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It seems to me that, although the US is obviously following in the footsteps of Rome as it declined, Athens might be a better comparison. They fomented the Peloponnesian War against Sparta, which ended up bankrupting and destroying Athens.
The same thing is happening before our eyes with the US. The wars and rumors of wars emanating out of Washington can’t end well.
We can’t do anything about the big picture. But you should stay long: gold, oil, gas, and coal.
