That is an outrageous misinterpretation of that answer.
I think obviously what people meant was that we should support Israel's right to exist and defend itself militarily, as we would for any country. It's not that we think Israel's interests come first, it's that we stand on some sort of principle in our foreign policy.
Imagine if we were talking about the UK. Would we help defend the UK, even if it was inconvenient or expensive? Sure. We compete with the UK as a fellow power in global finance. Suppose we uncovered a plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange. Would we keep that information secret if we thought it would bolster New York's position as a center of finance? Of course not.
There is always a balance between your national self-interest and maintaining baseline principles in the international realm.
Fundies only tolerate Jews because of the Holocaust and they only want Israel in place so it can be attacked and usher in the end times. They also have an odd juxtaposition cuz Murica diesnt figure into the end times as a great power, so far as they believe...as they think us abandoning the UN designated state named Israel means our downfall...they cant be hopeful of Israel's destruction without it signaling ours...thats why They hope so much the rapture comes first..
They also are infatuated with the suffering of Jesus...a good Republican American not unlike Toby Keith (ha...) who was tortured and killed by some uppity Jews.
They won't say this of course...but ive spent enough time with these people and their 'Jews for Jesus' tagalongs to get the jist of it.
The better intentioned ones think you need more suffering which will make you accept Jesus. It's sad when Jews die cuz they are burning as we speak!
So...are you sure you know what you think they meant?
For most Christian Zionists, it's enough to them that they believe God promised the land to Israel, and obscure eschatological timelines barely enter into it.
The End Times stuff is a lot more prevalent in the South and Midwest than you might think.
