U.S. Pays Egypt Compensation for "Regional Unrest"

[Eye and Monkey]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04263980.htm

CAIRO, June 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday signed an agreement to give Egypt $300 million to compensate it for "regional unrest" stemming from last year's war in Iraq.

The agreement was signed by U.S. Ambassador to Egypt David Welch and Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Faiza Abu el-Naga in the presence of Prime Minister Atef Obeid, a statement from the U.S. embassy in Cairo said.

"This grant was part of the assistance package voted by the American Congress last year to help countries who were affected by regional unrest and the war," Welch said, according to an embassy transcript of his remarks at the signing ceremony.

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The U.S. Congress in April 2003 passed a spending bill to provide nearly $80 billion to help finance the war in Iraq, including about $8 billion in aid for key allies such as Turkey, Jordan, Egypt and Israel.

[kalian]

1. Great....we give billions to Israel and now 300 million to Egypt....

why don't we spend this kind of money here...in the USA...to help
AMERICANS?! :mad:

[KissMyAsscroft]

3. Because Israel owns our country...

We have a bunch of neo-CONS with allegiance to Israel first.

[kalian]

4. Quite true....quite true....

[SlavesandBulldozers]

2. and why the hell not

i mean, whats a couple hundred million here and there?

[kalian]

5. Eventually we'll be talking real money, no?

:eyes:

[gmoney]

6. Can Ohio get some "regional unrest" money now?

I'll take $30,000 for my cut...

[xultar]

7. Woman in Atlanta GA is also affected by unrest in Middle East

*'s uncanny ability to butcher his native american english tongue
I have suffered through *'s lying bullshit
I have suffered through higher gas prices cuz of his friendship with SA
I have suffered through the leaking of the Plame name
I have require reimbursment for duct tape and plastic sheeting
I have suffered through Condi
I have suffered through Dick
I have suffered through KKKarl
I have suffered through Rummy
I have suffered and been ashamed of my country because of the POW torture situation....

I'm sure I could name more but at this point with all of that I think a cool 1 BILLION DOLLARS should about cover it.

[MisterP]

8. but I thought the Glorious Invasion would reduce regional unrest

and remove its only source, Saddama Bin Lahussein...

[KissMyAsscroft]

9. HAHAH!!!

That was freaking funny....