Did the authors of this piece have sleep deprivation? Why did they gloss over the argument that Israel's benefit to the US (yes, unironically) transcends that of a mere military base. The US BEGGED Israel not to involve in the Iraq war, a demand which it acquiesced to (strange, for a nation ''in control'' of the US).
Also, if it were truly possible for a foreign nation to just purchase the loyalty of a larger country’s politicians and then recover the cost by pushing legislation that funnels money back, we’d see it happening everywhere. This isn't an exclusively Jewish trait.