Posted on 09/19/2016 7:00:04 AM PDT by VitacoreVision
Dear Mr.Paul,
my question is why are we sending 75 million dollars
to Mexico to help build a wall on their southern border?
Less than one percent of our budget goes overseas
Afghanistan
Israel
Egypt
Top three
The rest of the top ten are Muslim or drug interdiction recipients
They certainly sucked you in.
The reasons it’s a BIG aid package..., it’s a ten year deal.
Genesis 12:2-3New International Version (NIV)
2 “I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.”
I believe Netanyahu was born in Philadelphia, attended high school there and college in Massachusetts before emigrating to Israel. Dual citizenship is possible.
EVERY country we send money to should be reviewed and vetted EVERY year. If the monetary support does not meet the criteria of “is this best for the USA and close allies” then they get nothing.
37 Billion? I'm pretty sure we've spent far more than that on Germany, Japan, South Korea, England, and so forth.
I think you are missing my point. If people are pushing for the reduction of expenditures on behalf of foreign governments, we should start with the most costly.
If there exists strategic arguments for spending this money in these other countries (such as Germany and Japan) then this same argument would very likely justify expenditures in the only stable place *IN* the middle east.
But again, if we are worried about money, let us first discuss England and Japan, etc.
As far as I know, the only agreement that would pertain here is the Camp David accords, which involves only Israel and Egypt. The U.S. basically makes an annual payment to Israel and Egypt. In exchange, Israel agreed to give the Sinai Peninsula back to Egypt, and Egypt agreed to allow free passage through the Suez Canal (for all commerce, not just U.S. ships) in perpetuity.
The money that was given to the Iranians was “returned” to them, more than “given” to them. The U.S. government had frozen their assets in the U.S. since 1979 when they sacked the U.S. embassy and overthrew the Shah.
So they don’t need our money then.
I don’t think Ron Wants to give money to any foreign nation though
“So they don’t need our money then.”
Just for protection. And with the way Obama treated them, 38 billion isn’t enough.
I respect that position. But someone who is serious about such a position does not start the conversation with "Israel."
Because 100% of the money is tied to buying American Armaments (thereby propping up one of our key industries, and paying for a surrogate for the US, in order to secure the west’s oil supply from the Middle East. On the other hand, how much of the 1.3 Billion that we pay to the Palestinians is returned back to us for any benefit? Certainly not to buy peace, as it was supposed to do..
Israel is the ONLY US ally who always fought her wars with her own fighting men. USA NEWER had to sent combat troops to Israel. This is unique.
Israel is the only US ally who always fought her wars with her own fighting men.
USA newer had to sent combat troops to Israel. This is unique.
You don't have to sell me. I support Israel, and I support providing them with Military Aid to insure their survival.
Screw you, RP! It is money well spent!
For any country BUT, Israel and South Korea, I agree. And this includes well-to-do NATO countries.
“Why are we sending $150B to terrorist Iran?”
You question actually contains the answers to Small Paul’s question [see how fast I stole that?].
We are sending $38 billion to Israel over a period of years because the Obama administration got caught laundering $30 billion to Iran to fund terror against Israel and the United States. Announcing the dribs and drabs to Israel is purely a smoke screen.
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