Is US foreign policy in the Middle East being influenced by oil interest still a conspiracy theory?

[GregW]

I thunk we should remove our troops and embassies from the entire area from Turkey to Somalia and Morocco to Pakistan and watch as they settle their differences with raw red war. Let the bastards kill each other. When it is over and the last vulture fed we can reassess the area. Remember the oil will still be there safely underground.

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by Vacanegro

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I am not the best informed of persons but I don't see much benefit from US Policy over the last 15 years or so.

Only 15 years? You're being kind.

[BMoreJuice]

Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981

1. Internet comments shouldn't be taken seriously. Many of "those" people perhaps are not even christians.

2. bolded - I would have to respectfully disagree with you.

Evangelicals so strongly support Israel. The answer is that a significant majority of American Evangelicals believe that the Abrahamic Covenant is still in force.

The Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3) says, among other things, that God promised the land of Canaan to the Jews forever. A significant majority of American Evangelicals believe that God is a keeper of His promises and that the "Promised Land" belongs to the Jews in belief and unbelief, in obedience and in disobedience, forever. (It is an unconditional promise, with no time limits or conditions.)

Here is the source

Why Do So Many Evangelicals So Strongly Support Israel?

So yes, Evangelicals most definitely support Israel and the Jewish people.

Many Evangelical Christians believe that the Jewish return to their current homeland in the twentieth century was, and is, a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

The mutual admiration between Israel and the United States is hardly a recent phenomenon.

Let's face it, The same U.S. military forces and programs that help protect Israel from Iranian missiles and Islamist terror groups also protect Arab oil-producing states. But if America’s role in securing the oil were to wane, it would be harder to ignore the cost of defending Israel, and that might force Jerusalem to become more self-sufficient.

I won't add much since Purhzany has made some good posts but I am in agreement with you. Christians do support Israel because the bible says to do so. Whether a Christian truly cares about the Jewish people and its cry for self determination is up to the believer. There are Christians who know nothing about Judaism, fail to understand the Jewish cause of life post-holocaust/exodus but support Israel. I tend to shy away from this thinking.

It should also be noted that the U.S and Israel are two liberal democracies that share a common bond. Israel if anything needs the United States diplomatic support, its not just about economics.