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You're getting beat up for this, but it's extremely frustrating to see one bill after the next sending our tax dollars out of the country, when we have so many needs here that aren't addressed.
It never ends.
And yet, those Congress critters get re-elected over and over for their entire lives.
Proving once again that the voters are the problem. These are career politicians aka profiteers, and we keep handing them their plum positions.
They all need to be voted out.
The Constitution should be changed such that any elected official can be recalled at will, at any time, for any or no reason, and we must have a recall election within 48 hours. If the person is removed from office by recall and a replacement can't be agreed on, that position remains vacant until the next election cycle.
The US sends money to everyone..to the tune of $45 billion in 2019 (latest figures).
In return they all buy guns from us. The US is a huge global arms dealer.
Actually, Israel -- once again! -- is the exception.
One of the requirements for U.S. military aid is that the money be spent in the U.S. But the Israeli lobby is so powerful, Congress granted Israel an exception. It can spend some of the money to build up its own military industry -- e.g., Iron Dome, the Arrow Missile, etc.
And when the Pentagon tried to "buy" the Iron Dome system that we already paid for (in essence, paying for it twice), Israel refused to turn over the source code: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-arm...ide-key-codes/
It's largely a subsidy to our own munitions makers (lobbiers), which to some extent lowers our per unit costs.
Not true.
Other nations must spend all their U.S. military aid in the U.S. But Israel was granted an exemption. Israel is permitted to spend much of its U.S. aid on its own military industry, to help build up its own, competing industry.
Iron Dome and the Arrow Missile were both subsidized by the U.S., but built in Israel, by Israeli companies, employing Israeli workers.
Reminds me of the classic photo of her crying while looking
at a fence with an empty parking lot on the other side.
Really dramatic until you see the long shot.
It's all an act and she loves the attention.
Another thing...why is it so traumatic for her that Israel
can continue to protect itself from rocket attacks?
Is she rooting for the rockets?
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