And nothing has changed. So the argument you present is bullshit. Israel is nothing but a large handicap to the US.

Counterexample: [link|http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/420956.html|Hillary puckering up]:
Senator Hillary Clinton sent a letter to a World Jewish Conference held in Berlin on Tuesday pledging to introduce in the United States Senate a proposal against anti-Semitism.

The letter, which was read by President of World Jewish Congress Edgar Bronfman, said that the New York senator would also demand that the United Nations also adopt a proposal against anti-Semitism.