Why should the United States Support Israel?

I think that the answer to the question why the United States supports Israel is fairly simple. We support Israel because they are an ally of America. That is might be over simplifying things but that is a basic answer. If we explore more in depth reasons we delve into geopolitical and geostrategic domains. Israel is located in the Middle East which is a crucial region of the world. It is crucial because of its most lucrative export, that of course being oil. And as we are a nation dependent on foreign sources of oil we are very interested in the region. We are supportive of Israel because they are a democratic nation in an area of the world not predisposed to accepting democratic governance. Israel provides a stable ally in the Middle East that we can rely on and in turn they rely on us. We support Israel because we know that if we do not the evil forces permeating the Middle East would seek to do it harm. Iran has repeated its mantra of destroying Israel as part of their holy war. Although Iraq does not relate to Israel per se it does add relevant points to the discussion. We are trying to bring democracy into Iraq and in doing so trying to bring more stability to the Middle East. We are using democracy as a weapon against radical Islam in the hopes of combating and defeating it in the hopes of protecting our nation. There are many detractors who wonder why we support Israel to the extent that we do. Some of those detractors reside in the United Nations, a organization whose support of Israel has never been very apparent. As a concluding statement I would say that Israel deserves our support as a crucial ally in a crucial region of the world that unfortunately is becoming more and more unstable.