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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 06:52 PM Mar 2015

Israel asking Congress for more money

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Gee - what a coincidence.
The day after Netanyahu spoke to Congress, Israel is now asking for $300 million in additional U.S. funding for missile defense systems,
above the $155 million already requested in military aid for Israel ... requested from Congress.
... (that) helps push total aid to Israel to well over $3 billion per year*.

... with the current U.S. defense budget crunch, it's likely something would have to be cut in the U.S.'s Pentagon budget to pay for the Israeli request.

* $3 billion per year out of our wallets

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/04/politics/israel-missile-defense-funding-congress-pentagon/index.html

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Israel asking Congress for more money (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 OP
Onion, right? NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1
Yup! Bite the hand that feeds you. Wellstone ruled Mar 2015 #2
No. Not Onion left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #9
I know...I just dont know how else to respond sometimes. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #10
Hey, Bibi, Johnny Cash has a response for you. hifiguy Mar 2015 #3
fuggem! n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2015 #4
Just Say NO bigwillq Mar 2015 #5
Agreed Sherman A1 Mar 2015 #8
Amazing, our own children are being denied school lunches but Bibi wants our tax dollars sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #6
I wonder if the Israeli people will toss him. They have a situation I think where he can NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #11
What's with the soul handshake? C_U_L8R Mar 2015 #7
Boehner left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #12
Captain Bourbonator looks as drunk as a boiled owl hifiguy Mar 2015 #13
No doubt he's baked madokie Mar 2015 #15
Fuck 'em. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #14
No. AngryAmish Mar 2015 #16
Some years back ... left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #17
Detroit needs money. Octafish Mar 2015 #18
Oh ffs! HappyMe Mar 2015 #19
Someone forgot about us ...US citizens. L0oniX Mar 2015 #20
What are the odds of Israel getting the money? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #21

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
8. Agreed
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 07:44 PM
Mar 2015

I completely agree with your concept and would suggest going further, with sanctions, but cutting off aid would be a huge start.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
6. Amazing, our own children are being denied school lunches but Bibi wants our tax dollars
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 07:34 PM
Mar 2015

more WMDs.

I assume that request will be denied, at least by Democrats.

Maybe if Israelis toss out this moron, then they can come back and try again??

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
11. I wonder if the Israeli people will toss him. They have a situation I think where he can
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 08:32 PM
Mar 2015

win with a third of the vote?

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
13. Captain Bourbonator looks as drunk as a boiled owl
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 08:36 PM
Mar 2015

in that pic. But is that different from his normal expression?

madokie

(51,076 posts)
15. No doubt he's baked
Wed Mar 4, 2015, 08:41 PM
Mar 2015

I wonder just how long its been since he's drew a sober breath. I bet it would be counted in years, not days, weeks or months

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
17. Some years back ...
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 12:07 PM
Mar 2015

Some years back ... and I don't recall where or when, I read that he reeks of cigarettes and booze.
He's a chain smoker and an alcoholic.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
21. What are the odds of Israel getting the money?
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 12:38 PM
Mar 2015

I'd think they would be similar to the odds on a basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Flat Turd, Iowa Junior High School JV team.

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