U.S. lawmaker pushes White House to aid allies in Islamic State fight

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Source: Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. lawmaker pushes White House to aid allies in Islamic State fight

WASHINGTON Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:35am EST

(Reuters) - A senior Republican lawmaker wrote to President Barack Obama saying she would do "everything within my power," including holding up spending and introducing legislation to push the administration to provide fighter jets, weapons and other aid to allies fighting Islamic State.

Kay Granger, chairwoman of the House of Representatives State and Foreign Operations subcommittee, said Egypt needs F-16 aircraft and other weapons held up since 2013.

In a letter obtained by Reuters on Friday, she also urged the administration to make providing weapons to Jordan a priority and to provide Iraqi Kurds "the tools and training" to fight against the militant group.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/20/us-mideast-crisis-congress-idUSKBN0LO1NJ20150220

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1. Translation:

Give the military industrial complex billions more or I will do everything in my power to starve to DEATH as many Americans as I can