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They don't exactly eat our scraps; if anything, I'd like to see the White House display a former spine when it comes to Israel.Hell no Israel isn't an extension of the US empire
they are bottom feeder dogs who the US seems to have given a longer leash
By choice, and mainly due to a convergence of interests.Also keep in mind, vassal =/= puppet state. France is a vassal state, Canada is a vassal state, Turkey is a vassal state, Germany is a vassal state. They all are sovereign but they are all under the petro-dollar imperium’s protection.
They have the capability to increase their defense output, but they chose not to for the longest time. Since American internal issues are starting to impact the credibility of our commitment to the security of European states, they are starting to pivot towards a defense strategy that will not rely on the US.
My disagreement with describing the US as an empire stems from the fact that many of the nations under its umbrella will not be stopped if they choose to leave, and their foreign policy decisions are not always taken with consideration for American interests (see Turkey acquiring Russian weapons). Economically speaking, I think the qualifier does apply, by virtue of the USD and the American financial system being at the center of global trade.