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Old 09-14-2016, 08:49 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber View Post
It's more like $2.00, actually.

$40 BILLION

There is absolutely no justification.

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Old 09-14-2016, 08:53 AM
 
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About $5000 per head.. pretty crazy. This is called a deal? Count me out please
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Old 09-14-2016, 08:57 AM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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Please explain the benefit of a worker in Kansas having money taken from their paycheck and given to Israel
So how much of his/her federal taxes multiplied by $0.0007 was sent to Israel ?
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Old 09-14-2016, 08:57 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Huh?

It is the equivalent of $4.75 MILLION per Israeli citizen over 10 years.

There is absolutely no justification.
Oh, you mean Israeli citizen. The increase is about $87.00 per Israeli citizen.
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Old 09-14-2016, 09:01 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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So sad to think what our country and our people could do with nearly $40 BILLION-not to mention the TRILLIONS and TRILLIONS thrown down the toilet on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, etc.

It's despicable.
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Old 09-14-2016, 09:12 AM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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I actually can't find that statement right now, every search results in something about Israel stating it will defend itself against Iran because of the Iran deal they oppose but I know it's been phrased differently in the past. Doesn't mean they're going to turn free $$$ if it's sent to them.
Here you go:


Arens: Israel does not need US aid - Diplomacy & Politics - Jerusalem Post
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Old 09-14-2016, 09:16 AM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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You mean like helping end the holocaust?
After 97% of the Jews of Europe were dead?
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Old 09-14-2016, 09:17 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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You mean like helping end the holocaust?
Yet we allied ourselves with the man responsible for the holodomor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor

I have to wonder if we'll ever have a rational, consistent foreign policy.
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Old 09-14-2016, 12:53 PM
 
Location: The Ranch in Olam Haba
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Well it's signed now.

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The United States on Wednesday signed an unprecedented new security agreement with Israel that will give the Israeli military $38 billion over 10 years.
News from The Associated Press

The agreement:
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.742074?
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Old 09-14-2016, 01:11 PM
 
Location: USA
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Please explain the benefit of a worker in Kansas having money from their paycheck and given to Israel
If he works in the defense industry he could very well work on IDF programs, that are mutually beneficial, unlike joint US/Japanese programs where we give them our technology for free
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