The only reason isreal has even a slight bit of control in that region is because the US has pampered them with trillions of dollars, jets, bombs, intelligence, the list goes on and on.

and how were they thanked?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident

thanks isreal

I'm not racist towards them..I just greatly HATE the way they conduct opperations. They basicly answer to no one and get all the perks of being in a alliance, with nothing given in return.