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...and keep the tens of billions of dollars worth of defense aid we send them every year."
So many people haven't seen the following, yet.
President Bush Calls for New Palestinian Leadership
The Rose Garden
June 24,
2002http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020624-3.html "
The United States, the international donor community and the World Bank stand ready to work with Palestinians on a major project of economic reform and development. The United States, the EU, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund are willing to oversee reforms in Palestinian finances, encouraging transparency and independent auditing."
Quartet Joint Statement
Summary
July 16,
2002: Text of a joint statement issued by the "Quartet" (United Nations, Russian Federation, the United States and the European Union) following their meeting in New York
[Document behind the link.]
http://europa-eu-un.org/articles/sk/article_1489_sk.htm "
The new international Task Force on Reform, which is comprised of representatives of the U.S., EU, UN Secretary General, Russia, Japan, Norway, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and which works under the auspices of the Quartet, will strive to develop and implement a comprehensive action plan for reform."
It's also revealing that you have a problem with money or loans to Israel, though Israel repays with interest by doing defense work for cowardly, backstabbing Europe (taking out Iraq's nuclear plant and the current begging of Israel to take out Iran's many facilities).
It doesn't surprise me, though, that so many national socialist Romanesque nations and sanguinary councils (neo-Nazis of both contemporary and Ancient stripes) want to pick on a country of only 6 million or so. ...shows what they're made of.