Victor Davis Hanson: Why America’s Most Reliable Ally Isn’t in NATO

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

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It's rare for the U.S. to have a capable ally, but Israel is just that. While the so-called big powers of NATO don’t have the air capability or the will to cooperate with its allies, Israel does, explains Victor Davis Hanson on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.” “We have a very strong ally in Israel. We have some unreliable allies in our formal alliance. We should remember that before we start making accusations that the Jews or the Israelis are pulling the strings of American diplomacy and military decision making.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: https://secured.dailysignal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	It's very rare for the United States to have a capable ally.
0:33.9	Israel is capable. The so-called big powers of NATO themselves with these huge populations
0:40.3	of 80 million, 60 million, 55 million. They don't have the air capability that tiny Israel
0:47.6	does. And right now, they are fighting side by side with us, and those 300 planes are being
0:52.7	used every day to take out the ability of the
0:55.7	Iranians to do what? Fund the people who've killed Americans and make sure they do not send
1:00.6	missiles toward Europe. We have a very strong ally in Israel. We have some unreliable allies in our
1:07.8	formal alliance. We should remember that before we start making accusations that the
1:12.1	Jews or the Israelis are pulling the strings of American diplomacy and military decision-making.
1:30.8	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for The Daily Signal.
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