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Swede Atlanta

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3. Why?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 05:49 PM

Jul 2014

I am tired of our Congress being owned by the corporations and then Israel.

Israel can well take care of themselves. I am so angry that we have people here that are malnourished, homeless, jobless, without health insurance or health care. Our highways, bridges and other essential infrastructure is crumbling but we are willing to spend $621 million dollars to protect Israel.

Let them protect themselves.

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Senate Panel Votes For Defense Bill That Doubles Money For Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense [View all] Purveyor Jul 2014 OP

Not to mention the tens of billions in planes, tanks, bombs and missiles....they need replenishment. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #1

Does it really work?? RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #2

The Iron Dome is in Israel not Iraq. former9thward Jul 2014 #22

Why? Swede Atlanta Jul 2014 #3

And here's your answer: RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #8

The contributions are from employees in the company karynnj Jul 2014 #15

Oh sure. RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #16

Lots of money for something that doesn't work modrepub Jul 2014 #4

Hamas has been firing hundreds of rockets at Israel. former9thward Jul 2014 #23

Why the hell can't Israel pay for it themselves? Their economy is doing just fine and always has kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #5

Competition from the Palestinians? former9thward Jul 2014 #24

We can't even afford to fix our own interstate highway bridges . . . another_liberal Jul 2014 #6

of course we can afford it . Congress just has to pass a bill to fund it JI7 Jul 2014 #25

No problem getting that Israeli war aid package passed though. another_liberal Jul 2014 #26

Shutdown the government! ffr Jul 2014 #7

I think the Democrats also want this to pass. tjl148 Jul 2014 #18

Stop giving all this money away. bigwillq Jul 2014 #9

We're giving the money away. But not just to Israel. Read Post #8 RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #11

Again, stop giving all of this money away (nt) bigwillq Jul 2014 #12

If it's good for Israel, it would be even better for Gaza and the West Bank. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #10

When it comes to blowing things up, money grows on trees. Owl Jul 2014 #13

No. Just no. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #14

welfare for warfare nt geek tragedy Jul 2014 #17

Damn them! burrowowl Jul 2014 #19

+1 kickysnana Jul 2014 #20

I believe this money is being diverted away from our soldiers, and our defense. TwilightGardener Jul 2014 #21