The liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

Supporting Saddam Hussein's Iraq against the new Iranian theocracy, which resembled supporting Stalin against Hitler (the old bad vs worse dilemma).

Allying with the Russians in Syria to defeat ISIS.

Allying with Qatar to get the big base despite Qatari support for Hamas. Reread Faust to understand this one.

Supporting Yeltsin's repression of Chechen secessionists in the 1994-96 war that leveled Grozny.

The game he's playing is the old fashioned blood sport of blood libel against Jews, double standard edition: https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/double-standards-in-the-double-entry-bookkeeping-of-war-crimes-and-proportionate-response-8c6665cccb27

Live Jews attract much less sympathy than dead ones, but not always. The protests against Israel started on October 8 before any military action in Gaza had begun.

Reading this story of Palestinian peace activist Bassam Eid might cure you of this historic malady: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/bassem-eid