Why does the US support Israel?

I can't think of any advantages to the US supporting Israel, but I can think of a whole bunch of disadvantages.

What's so hard about this folks?  USA supports Israel because it feels it's good to have an ally in the region.  If shit gets really bad we can use Israel as a base from which to stage military campaigns.

On top of that Israel is the only democratic country in the region.  America is so fucking caught up in its campaign to "spread democracy" that it can't not support Israel.  Supporting Israel and making democracy look like it's better than everything else in the middle east goes along way for the cause.

For fucks sake, do you faggots have any ability to think?