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To: dervish
Israel has gotten less from the US than Europe, Asia or Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.

Simply not true. Israel has received over $100 billion in assistance from the US, which is more per capita than any other country. And this doesn't include huge private contributions to Israel from America. We don't give aid to Kuwait or Saudi Arabia.

No US soldier has ever fought for Israel.

Why should they? US soldiers fight for their own country, America, to defend our national interests. Israel has killed Americans (USS Liberty), stolen intelligence information using spies, and sold US technology to China. The US is Israel's strongest ally. We have done far more for Israel than the other way around.

49 posted on 11/30/2009 6:48:01 AM PST by kabar
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To: kabar

1. “Israel has received over $100 billion in assistance from the US, which is more per capita than any other country. “

Not only is this wholly untrue, but “per capita” is a wholly irrelevant methodology.

It is untrue because the majority of US “assistance” to Europe and SK and Japan is buried in our Defense budget. While the dollars that go to Israel even though they are used for defense are called “aid.”

2. Europe has gotten exponentially more money. We fund Europe’s defense almost totally.

3. Egypt gets the identical sum of money from the US as Israel does. How is that in US interests? When was the last time the US ordered Egypt to do or not do something?

4. The site you are using for your figures is a part of the Jewish Democratic political pac

5. You are including large amounts of repaid loans in your Israel figures

6. The US fought for and currently has soldiers protecting SA, Kuwait, Europe, S Korea, Japan. At what cost? How is it in our interest?

7. Are you claiming that Israel deliberately killed Americans in the Liberty accident? If so you are revealing your bias.

8. You used the plural “spies.” Are you referring to Pollard? The UK has had many more spies that compromised more US interests by spying for the Soviets than the single Pollard who gave his info to a friendly country. Do you consider the UK a greater security risk? You should.

9. “We have done far more for Israel than the other way around.”

So why in your opinion is the US “Israel’s strongest ally?

10. It is unproven that Israel sold to China. Further the US sells to all of Israel’s enemies in the ME.


50 posted on 11/30/2009 9:03:29 AM PST by dervish (I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
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