Why does the US still support Israel?

Year after year the US has been sending funds to Israel, supporting its military, and allowing congress to be bribed by Israeli lobby groups.  Now would be the perfect time to reject Israel and its lobbyists, condemn its actions, and stop funding a military that the international community finds reprehensible.

Oh wait, we still believe Israel is the land of God's chosen people, meant to exist until the apocalypse begins, allowing Jesus to return and fulfill the book of Revelations, waging war on the Satan controlled armies of Middle Eastern terrorists.  So until that day comes, it looks like we'll still be sending them money and offering our support. 

I'm actually listening to the armageddon viewpoint on CNN right now. 

>>8 I was wondering if you were ironic or not. You had me worried. The problem is that US claim to be a bastion and sprinkler of democracy does not stand up to scrutiny. The torturers after Mossadegh knew where to hit (soles of the feet, inner thighs et al.) beacuse they had been educated by the CIA, who in turn got their specialization by the 400-or-so german 'scientists' flown from the holocaust camps after WWII. Also, America was quick to criticize when India attacked Pakistan in 19...71 (I think) and punished Vietnam severely when they got rid of the Khmer Rouge (Cambodia 1978). I do believe that America's 'soft power' is much preferable to it's military force...