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Eko

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14. how much do we give Saudi Arabia?
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:59 AM
Yesterday

We gave 5.3 million to them in 2024. That's like one patriot missile. Israel? $3.8 billion per year and that is not including the supplemental aid we have given them in the last couple of years. Do you really think that 2.3 million in aid and 3.8 billion is the same? We are in no way funding Saudi Arabia's military to even a small degree while we are funding Israels to a major, major degree. In 2017 their entire military budget was about 20 billion. That means we were funding about 20%. Saudi Arabia? 70 billion. That makes lets see 5.3 million by divided by 70 billion =.08%. Quit conflating arms sales with funding, we may sell a lot of arms to S.A. but we hardly fund them at all where we send a huge amount of aid to Israel that they dont have to pay for. Huge difference.

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Accepting funding from AIPAC or its front organizations Rob H. Sunday #1
Also, Israel has been BY FAR the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid (military + economic) since WWII. Celerity 20 hrs ago #21
That Strategic Investment thing displacedvermoter Sunday #2
Blaming AIPAC is stupid but I know why people do it JI7 Sunday #3
I dont see where I or anyone on here blamed AIPAC. All I said is they they were tonedeaf. Eko Sunday #4
How much do we give Saudi Arabia for arms? Or do you mean we sell them as opposed to giving to Israel? Eko Sunday #5
We sell to Israel also . Much of itvis just funding our defense industry JI7 Sunday #7
That one is a bit interesting diving in. Eko Sunday #8
We do the same with UAE, Saudi Arabia and many others JI7 Yesterday #10
Bit of a reach, telling someone what they don't seem to care about Attilatheblond Yesterday #11
When people only have a problem with Israel JI7 Yesterday #12
I only have a problem with Isreal? Eko Yesterday #15
how much do we give Saudi Arabia? Eko Yesterday #14
"Whataboutism" is pretty much the only defense they have. So it's what you're gonna get. 3_Limes 21 hrs ago #18
Sadly true and horrifyingly predictable Attilatheblond 18 hrs ago #22
DURec leftstreet Sunday #6
Team America? progressoid Sunday #9
Is there some law that says we can't pass bills to fund schools and childcare JI7 Yesterday #13
Why? Eko Yesterday #16
A purity test to attack Democrats as corrupt, immoral and therefore incapable of supporting any progressive policies. betsuni 21 hrs ago #19
I'm glad he's speaking against this war lobby. David__77 23 hrs ago #17
Good for him. AIPAC is a lobbying org that promotes pro Israel policies to our lawmakers. Im not a Nanjeanne 20 hrs ago #20
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