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Ms. Toad

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23. The US is providing significant humanitarian aid to Sudan

Thu Dec 14, 2023, 09:43 PM

Dec 2023

$840 million this fiscal year.

In contrast, the US has provided $38 billion in military aid, much of it supporting Netanyahu's campaign of destruction in Gaza.

Providing humanitarian aid versus providing military assistance to carry out a campaign of destruction which has killed civillians at a rate 4x the civillian death rate in WW II. Hmm. The answer is pretty obvious to me - I favor sending humanitarian aid and I opposed sending military aid. And, especially when our aid is used to kill civillians at the rate they are currently being killed in Gaza I have a moral obligation to speak out and demand my money not be used to destroy civillian lives.

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This is only my second post about the war between Israel and Hamas [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2023 OP

Killing journalists is going way too far.Attacking journalist is another way of saying there's something to hide Walleye Dec 2023 #1

yes... K&R WarGamer Dec 2023 #2

👍 claudette Dec 2023 #3

Thank you for posting this. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #4

Succinct. cachukis Dec 2023 #5

You are absolutely correct. Big Blue Marble Dec 2023 #6

Agreed TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #7

Not of the former is a precondition to the latter. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #8

Why shouldn't it be a precondition? TexasDem69 Dec 2023 #10

Absolutely... revmclaren Dec 2023 #16

Israel has an obligation to minimize civillian deaths. Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #19

There are many current conflicts we're arming Arazi Dec 2023 #22

Of course, I knew what you were going to say before I read your post. Big Blue Marble Dec 2023 #32

30 million dying of starvation in Sudan right now Arazi Dec 2023 #9

If it's not covered by commondreams or al Jazeera revmclaren Dec 2023 #11

Actually it is covered by AlJazeera. Much more than by MSNBC or CNN. Most non USA networks Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #12

Wow, i checked out their story on the suffering revmclaren Dec 2023 #13

Post it. You can you know. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #15

Of corse i can, and will. revmclaren Dec 2023 #18

The argument is that ANY criticism of Israel is "singling it out" and wrong. Of course it's nonsense. David__77 Dec 2023 #33

Believe me I know exactly what they are implying. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #36

I don't know about that Mossfern Dec 2023 #41

I wasn't talking about your post. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #42

I was responding to Post #33 Mossfern Dec 2023 #44

I wasn't referring to anything you posted. David__77 Dec 2023 #46

... Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #47

... Mossfern Dec 2023 #48

Yes that's why I posted the laugh. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #49

It's more an observation that armchair critics are very selective Arazi Dec 2023 #17

I'm losing count. revmclaren Dec 2023 #21

Spot on, and thanks for keeping it honest. Abolishinist Dec 2023 #31

We all understand your shameful inference. But here's a thought. I'm a Jew. I have family in Israel. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #37

but whatabout... jcgoldie Dec 2023 #20

This isn't "whataboutism" Arazi Dec 2023 #25

The US is providing significant humanitarian aid to Sudan Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #23

I don't recall your outrage over US arming groups in Ethiopia Arazi Dec 2023 #26

Or perhaps there wasn't a significant portion of DU repeatedly and daily defending Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #35

Dresden SlimJimmy Dec 2023 #30

I did the math in response the claim that the death rate was higher in WWII posted here a couple of days ago. Ms. Toad Dec 2023 #34

I just proved them wrong. SlimJimmy Dec 2023 #40

The Gaza Government JustAnotherGen Dec 2023 #43

Agreed. SlimJimmy Dec 2023 #50

Agreed. Netanyahu/Likud allowed suitcases of cash from Qutar to flown... brush Dec 2023 #14

💯 onecaliberal Dec 2023 #24

You speak for me. Thanks for Posting. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #27

DURec leftstreet Dec 2023 #28

Context is always important SlimJimmy Dec 2023 #29

Whoa JustAnotherGen Dec 2023 #45

I'm sure this fact will do nothing to temper the "Hamas doesn't represent the Palestinian people" canard. n/t CincyDem Dec 2023 #52

I posted in reply to one particular post but I'm adding to this thread because I just feel it's important. Nanjeanne Dec 2023 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #39

My sentiments exactly. marble falls Dec 2023 #51