In 1986, then-Senator Joe Biden said there was ‘no apology to be made’ when it came to supporting Israel, claiming that ‘it is the best $3 billion investment we make.’

Biden emphasized that naked self-interest should guide U.S. policy in the Middle East and having a loyal ally in the region furthers that self-interest. In fact, he argued that if there was no Israel, then the U.S. would have to invent one.