Israel is an important ally of the United States. The United States is committed to the security of the Israeli people. But there's no such thing as unconditional security assistance to a foreign government. No foreign government is simply entitled as a matter of right to American weapons at any time, for any purpose. We have no strings attached. And it's entirely reasonable for the United States to use the leverage that comes with the provision of armaments to foreign government to shape that foreign government's conduct, no matter how close an ally they are. (22:50–23:01)
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Asserts that foreign governments do not have an automatic right to U.S. weapons.
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