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Obama signs Israel military aid bill on eve of Romney visit

It would benefit the U.S. citizens more, if the government severed all foreign aid to countries including, the Israeli special interests groups like AIPAC, they are slimy leeches.
 
Tell that to the American citizens who need the aid to stay on American soil, people are suffering in the U.S., but ofcourse that's not your first country of concern!

I KNOW you are not accusing me of caring for Israel more than the United States.

Such a claim would be a baseless lie, possibly motivated by anti-Semitism.
 
I KNOW you are not accusing me of caring for Israel more than the United States.

Such a claim would be a baseless lie, possibly motivated by anti-Semitism.

Thunder has psychic powers?
 
he said the USA is not the first country of my concern.

so I'd like to know why he thinks that, and which country IS.

You said there's nothing wrong with foreign aid.

That suggests that domestic citizens are obligated to put others' priorities before our own at some level.
 
You said there's nothing wrong with foreign aid.

That suggests that domestic citizens are obligated to put others' priorities before our own at some level.

wrong.

foreign aid is about helping other nations after funding our own obligations, not prioritizing their needs over ours.

such an interpretation is dishonest at best.
 
Tell that to the American citizens who need the aid to stay on American soil, people are suffering in the U.S., but ofcourse that's not your first country of concern!

which is the first country of my concern????
 
wrong.

foreign aid is about helping other nations after funding our own obligations, not prioritizing their needs over ours.

such an interpretation is dishonest at best.

...yet we have tons of homeless and starving people over here.

There are many simple needs we should be taking care of, but we're not at the same time of giving foreign aid.

Priorities need checking, no?
 
Oh don't pull that. If you want to bow out, just say so, but don't randomly jump the train of thought.
 
Erm, no -- Congress sets its own schedule.

from the op:"On the eve of Mitt Romney's visit to Israel, President Barack Obama signed into law a military aid bill for that staunch American ally at a much-publicized White House ceremony that highlighted the political advantages of incumbency."

I am unsure how you can claim this is the product of the congress, when his administration would decide when and how they were going to conduct the signing.
 
what does this have to do with the OP?

it has to do with your stated position that once our domestic needs are met we can afford to give $70 million to israel
his point was that our domestic needs are not first being met
hence, we are placing israeli wants above American citizen needs
 
it has to do with your stated position that once our domestic needs are met we can afford to give $70 million to israel
his point was that our domestic needs are not first being met
hence, we are placing israeli wants above American citizen needs

Iraq & Afghanistan get almost twice as much yearly aid as Israel gets, EACH.

but its the aid to Israel that gets the hate. I wonder why.
 
but its the aid to Israel that gets the hate. I wonder why.

there are likely two options here 1) is that everyone here hates jews 2) it's an incident that just recently happened, was covered by the media, and is tied into a more noteworthy event.

But that Bubba character has a rather smug look about him so I'm going with one~!!!
 
Iraq & Afghanistan get almost twice as much yearly aid as Israel gets, EACH.

but its the aid to Israel that gets the hate. I wonder why.

1) Iraq and Afghanistan are purely American projects.

2) Multiculturalism is biting Israel in the rear. People don't like supporting Judeo-Christian principle...

...or maybe it's not multiculturalism. It's feminist interpretation of multiculturalism.
 
nobody is starving in the USA.

Wow I am stunned! You don't really believe that do you? Whew talk about out of touch....
 
Wow I am stunned! You don't really believe that do you? Whew talk about out of touch....

Yeah, that was a pretty amazing statement. Quite a few children starving in the land of plenty, turns my stomach. Not regarding government, but regarding the folks who live not a stone's throw from children and families hurting for food. There's always a free meal at my table for anyone who is in need.

I have to say however, most of the cases of child starvation I've seen over the years - comes down to the parents. Either too proud to take help for the kids, too government phobic, just plain wacko, or drug involved, neglect.
 
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Read around this site, then when you realize you're wrong - send them a couple bucks. They do amazing things with a small amount of money. I've seen it first hand in the mountain communities.

Oh, and here are some figures.

as of yet, no one has provided any evidence that people in the USA are "starving".

do you know what starvation means? it means near death due to lack of food.

please, show me the evidence of Americans who are near death due to lack of food.
 
as of yet, no one has provided any evidence that people in the USA are "starving".

do you know what starvation means? it means near death due to lack of food.

please, show me the evidence of Americans who are near death due to lack of food.

Less than 200 people a year (in the US) have starvation listed as the cause of death. But the numbers of the perpetually underfed (starving for days, then having just enough, rinse, repeat) are in the millions.

The figures have been posted.
 
as of yet, no one has provided any evidence that people in the USA are "starving".

do you know what starvation means? it means near death due to lack of food.

please, show me the evidence of Americans who are near death due to lack of food.

so, you want us to believe that giving $70 million to the israelis is money better spent than caring for American citizens who need help
 
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