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Much can be disputed about how the war guilt of Germany was concluded in the Treaty of Versailles, but the legal fact resulting was guilt for Germany. This was primarily because of the "blank check" from a strong and responsible country to a weaker and irresponsible one.
What I wonder is in what way has the United States NOT given Israel a blank check in everything since at least 1967? Any objective student of history will see parallels between what the US is doing with Israel and what Germany did with Austria-Hungary. We may not have a major war that lasts as long as the combined 1914-1945 struggle, so there may not be an official treaty to establish war guilt. But the United States is already seen by many as guilty for much of the ongoing crime in the Middle East.
