On Tuesday morning, my daughter and I landed at an airport that was filled with US military aircraft, including nearly 30 air refueling tankers.

No, we weren’t at a US military base. In fact, while the US maintains military bases in nearly 80 countries, it doesn’t have a single one in this particular country.

There ARE American bases in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE. But because of the Iran war, the equipment normally housed there has been temporarily relocated to Israel, where many of these planes are now taking up space at the country’s largest civilian airport.

Why? Because Iran has been hitting US assets in those countries, as the US hits Iranian targets in the ongoing conflict between the two countries.

The US knows the safest place for the $3+ billion of aircraft in the region is Israel—because Israel is the only country in the region that will launch a strong counterattack if Iran dares to attack it again.

The $3 billion figure is notable, because that’s also the amount of credit Israel receives from the US government annually to spend on US-built aircraft and munitions. That’s $3 billion in spending that benefits American companies and provides jobs to US workers each year.

Last week, Democrats in Congress overwhelmingly voted to block US military aid to Israel (the bill did not pass). Seems to me, given the situation, what they really should have been saying to Israel was thank you for having our back and providing us a safe haven as together we fight the largest government sponsor of terror in this millennium.

BTW, Israel has already made the decision to wean itself off US military support. The country is developing its own aviation, air defense, and munitions systems with the goal of being militarily independent within the next ten years.

In the meantime, America knows where to look to stay safe.

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