Just say no to the whole bill. How can we afford to send any money overseas when we are $33 trillion in debt and plenty of fiscal problems right here at home? That includes Israel who has low debt and a budget surplus.
The budget is certainly a mess. To say it hasnt been managed would be an understatement.
But there are costs to everything, including costs to ignoring what is happening in other parts of the world and ignoring our allies and our enemies.
Israel is an ally, gives us access to an important and unfriendly part of the world, and I support military aide to defeat a common enemy that would turn toward us in an instant.
Ukraine is not an ally, but Russia is most certainly an antagonist creating problems with its aggression. I support keeping them tied up rather than threaten other European trade partners. But not without oversight, which is what Biden has allowed.
I did not consider Kuwait an ally, even though it was in some ways. People say we liberated Kuwait for oil. That may be true in some minds. The bigger picture was we liberated Kuwait to preserve the nation state construct. Allowing nations to invade other nations without consequence is condoning chaos, which also has costs.
13% of our budget (in 2023) is allocated to defense. 50% is allocated to SS, Health, and Medicare. And that 50% is non-discretionary. When we figure out how to end our welfare programs, which are the largest costs in our budgets, then the cost of our military protecting our interests (stability and markets) will fall in line.