Comment by throw10920

1 month ago

> To say that israel invests in defense is at least 1/4 untrue, since the US sends billions every year.

This is factually incorrect. The amount of money that the US gives Israel is completely and totally irrelevant to whether or not Israel also invests their own money in defense.

The fact that the US has a problem with foreign influence literally does not matter for the statement above.

To be clear, I don't agree with the GP's implied suggestion that Israel is more defensive than offensive, but making objectively incorrect statements is not a valid way to refute that.

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kennywinker  1 month ago

Can i rephrase to help you understand my point?

The defensive and offensive capabilities of Israel is about 1/4 larger because of american tax dollars not their own spending.

  • throw10920  1 month ago

    That's not what you said originally. You said:

    > To say that israel invests in defense is at least 1/4 untrue, since the US sends billions every year.

    That statement is completely false, and is very different than what you said just now.

    If you're going to walk back your words because you were proven wrong, that's fine, but don't claim you're "rephrasing" when you're actually changing your claim.

    • kennywinker  1 month ago

      I’m not walking back anything. I said something, you misunderstood, i clarified. I stand by the original wording, as i believe most people are be able to understand my meaning. At some point I have to assume willful misunderstanding on your part

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