As cities and states shutdown basic programs and sell off parks and lands due to a lack of money, Israel will ask the U.S. for $20 billion in additional military aid. This is being supported by various members of Congress and the Administration, who continue to spend wildly abroad while demanding cuts in education, the environment, and other programs at home.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Defense Minister Ehud Barak has said that the unrest in the Arab world requires billions more from the United States for Israel. Israel had criticized the United States for not propping up dictators like Mubarak.
Israel already receives $3 billion in military aid a year from the U.S. — an amount criticized by some as excessive, particularly in these difficult economic times. Ron Paul has sought to end foreign aid to countries like Israel and Egypt. Not only was that proposal defeated, but an increase in aid is likely to be approved.
In the meantime, Americans continue to struggle financially as their leaders spend billions of dollars abroad. I believe in foreign aid but there has to be some logical limit when citizens are being told that their cities and states are near or at bankruptcy.
Source: Daily Mail
Pete, caps-lock was always the crazy button but it got really scary when they used the red half of the ribbon. Red w/caps-lock was THE nuclear option.
More aid for Israel? Israel of wall, settlements, white phosphorous in Gaza, bombing the entire country of Lebanon to clean up a localized but persistent nest of missile launchers in the south of the country, and flotilla-attack fame? No. Just no.
when keyboards were just typewriters was capslock a crazy button, or did that happen when you connect it (the keyboard) to a computer?
A lot of good comments, but Frank nailed it.
This so-called “aid” is structured to propagate perpetual conflict and for US control over energy resources in the region.
Stamford Liberal:
People claim that Israel has nukes yet Israel will neither confirm or deny this fact. They are also not a party to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, yet, the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment has recorded Israel as a country generally reported as having undeclared chemical warfare capabilities and an offensive biological warfare program.
Do you understand now why they need a few more billions?
rafflaw,
“I think you have hit on an idea. The Koch Brothers have endless amounts of cash, just tell them that Israel needs it to defeat their own unions and they will fork it over in an instant.”
Are the Kock Bros. Jewish? L’Chaim!
If they’re evangelicals, they best pony up before the End of Days … Hallelujah!
This is a joke right?….please let this be a joke
I agree with Buckeye that the answer should be a great big NO!!
Blouise,
I think you have hit on an idea. The Koch Brothers have endless amounts of cash, just tell them that Israel needs it to defeat their own unions and they will fork it over in an instant.
They could always ask the Koch siblings …
No no no no no no no no no. Hell no.
I think we need to tell them that we have a budget crisis.
Remember the (ironically named) USS Liberty!
I’m hoping this is an early April Fools joke, but instinct tells me otherwise. Israel’s leaders, who I am sure are fully aware of the financial difficulties this country is experiencing, has humongous sets of balls asking for an additional $20B.
Israel is the only nation in the region with nukes. In my mind, that makes Israel far more dangerous than any other country in the Middle East. It’s bad enough that we still support them despite Israel’s gross treatment of innocent Palestinians but throwing more money at them is just throwing our good money in support of its inhumane behavior. It’s high time Israel started fending for themselves.
Ron Paul may be a little touched in the head, but he is absolutely right on this issue.
Our bloody arms dealing united oligarchy of oil will fall. This cannot be sustained. When 400 people control 50% of the nation’s wealth, this cannot be sustained. When we sell horrible weapons of death to Saudi Arabia in 2010, we assure the end comes sooner.
Watch gas prices. When it reaches $10, game over. The protests in state houses now over labor are just the beginning.
What a joke – giving $20 billion to a regime that oppresses people. When will we learn? Oh, and screw the American people who would like collective bargaining rights, public education funds, and dignity. Screw Israel and any state that would attempt to justify oppression.
And who controls….is the only question….are we bought and sold…or did we do the buying and get sold…
“In the meantime, Americans continue to struggle financially as their leaders spend billions of dollars abroad. I believe in foreign aid but there has to be some logical limit when citizens are being told that their cities and states are near or at bankruptcy.”
AMEN!!
Keeping the settlements growing is a key part in maintaining the hate that stokes anti-American violence around the world. We need that hate as it gives us an excuse to maintain a military presence in the oil-rich region. Israel gets the $20B and the American public, head firmly planted deep in their large intestine, continues to believe they hate us for our freedom and that Islam is the problem.
Since we are being asked to debate if the money that goes to Planned Parenthood (less than half a billion) wouldn’t be better spent elsewhere, the American people will be asked to debate the usefulness of this $20 billion right?
What do you expect in the United States of Israel?
DON’T WORRY, ISRAEL WILL GET THEIR AID ! WITH THE ENTIRE AMERICAN
POPULATIONS HEADS DOWN.WE HAVE SEEN THAT THROUGH ALL TIMES. AND DON’T FORGET ISRAEL NEED TO HAVE MORE SECURITY AND TO BUILD MORE APPARTMENT BUILDINGS ON OCCUPIED LAND, AND PERHAPS SOME NEW WALL IS NEEDED TO SEPERATE THEIR BAD MEANS FROM OUR EYES. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF BLOWING UP THE WHOLE AREA TWICE 11 JUST HOPE THEY BLOW THEM SELVES FIRST, SO WE CAN GET PEACE IN THE AREA.