What's the best thing that Israel has done for America?

[Silent Hunter]

In answer to the original question, Operation Opera. Imagine what Saddam would have been like with a nuclear bomb.

[Silent Hunter]

It's pretty clear brutal dictatorships in Central America could do a lot for us in terms of business, that doesn't mean we were right to support them over democratically elected governments.

Although the conservative counter-argument might be "it's better to have a brutal dictatorship on our side than any government on the USSR's side".

[Silent Hunter]

Actually, brutal dictatorships in CA can do exactly nothing for the US - even in terms of business.

Look up the origin of the term "Banana Republic"; I think you may change your mind.