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Scuba

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11. I'm curious as to why $500 Million in foreign aid to Palestinians is thought of any differently ....
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 07:20 AM
Mar 2013

... than any other government spending that continues.

Where's the outrage of the continued funding of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, now at $400 Billion and counting for a plane that doesn't work.

Where's the outrage about the $3 Billion in foreign aid to Israel, or the aid to Egypt, Haiti and Kenya - all over $1 Billion in 2011? What about foreign aid to Jordan, South Africa or the Philippines? All receive more than the aid to the Palestinians.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_foreign_aid

Where's the outrage over the $6 Billion for replacement of the M113 Tank?

Source: http://defense.aol.com/2013/03/22/army-issues-rfp-for-6-billion-m113-replacement-armored-multi-p/

Why is foreign aid to Palestinians more offensive than these other expenditures?


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