The Cold Calculus of the US-Israel Alliance
Here is the recording of our latest group discussion. In the cold calculus of geopolitics, sovereignty is often just a polite fiction we maintain to mask the reality of leverage. This uncomfortable truth became the center of gravity during our latest daily session. The room stripped away the usual rhetoric of "shared values" and "unbreakable bonds" to analyze the alliance between the US and Israel through the lens of pure survival. The consensus was built around a brutal medical metaphor: if the two nations were to sever ties tomorrow, the United States would suffer a migraine, but Israel would suffer a massive heart attack. The group dissected the data without sentimentality. For Washington, losing the alliance would be an expensive logistical headache. The US defense sector would lose a prime R&D hub, and tech giants like Intel and Google would face friction in their semiconductor and software supply chains. It would cost billions and take years to replicate the innovation currently outsourced to Tel Aviv and Haifa. But the American empire would endure. The economic hit would be little more than a rounding error. For Israel, the room noted, the equation is existential. The discussion highlighted that the danger is not merely losing the annual financial aid, which is relatively negligible. The real threat is the loss of the diplomatic "Iron Dome" provided by the American veto at the UN, the access to US capital markets, and the specialized munitions that no other nation can supply in volume. We dismantled the fantasy that China or Russia could serve as viable alternatives. Beijing steals technology rather than buying it, and Moscow offers chaos rather than security. The conclusion was stark: independence is a noble goal, but in the modern war economy, survival depends on the correct choice of dependencies. These recordings capture the conclusion, but they miss the friction of the debate itself. The daily session is an unscripted arena where narratives are dismantled and reconstructed in real-time by the collective intelligence of the room. To stop observing and start shaping the analysis, verify the schedule for our next live assembly: https://www.skool.com/libertypolitics/calendar