tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post3410191772458061547..comments2024-03-28T08:13:03.545-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Horseshit From BibiComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-82545102144804305692015-03-03T12:16:10.569-05:002015-03-03T12:16:10.569-05:00We're a superpower. It's what we do, from...We're a superpower. It's what we do, from the various "color revolutions" of the last Administration all the way back to the Monroe Doctrine.<br /><br />As Tom Lehrer sang: "They have to be respected, all their rights protected, `till somebody we like can be elected."Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-90833900478483177312015-03-03T09:23:59.992-05:002015-03-03T09:23:59.992-05:00To be fair, the Obama regime has been openly worki...To be fair, the Obama regime has been openly working in Israel to support Netanyahu's opposition in their coming elections and effectively topple his government. Looks to me like Obama's just reaping a bit of what he's been sowing.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-75633764389301184802015-03-02T22:33:22.964-05:002015-03-02T22:33:22.964-05:00A lot of foreign aid is nothing more than disguise...A lot of foreign aid is nothing more than disguised subsidies to American interests. F-16s keep the LockMart production line going, for example. Food aid, well, those sacks of grains are grown here. If they need heavy construction equipment or tractors, we're not giving them Kubotas.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-64173555921313330352015-03-02T21:40:22.453-05:002015-03-02T21:40:22.453-05:00every little bit of reduction helps. Yeah, as a pe...every little bit of reduction helps. Yeah, as a percentage of GDP, it is small, but still. <br /><br />I just don't see where we need to send aid to India, or Jordan, or Israel....OR China.<br /><br />I have no issues with Humanitarian aid, as long as the money is spent on aid and not bribes and graft. <br /><br />B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-26146558762371393392015-03-02T21:34:27.093-05:002015-03-02T21:34:27.093-05:00As far as I know there's an old law that outla...As far as I know there's an old law that outlaws military aid to nuclear powers (or to non-signatories of the NNPT, not sure).<br />It's the one reason why Israel doesn't admit its nukes officially and why the USA don't either.<br /><br />Obama would merely need to issue an executive order recognising Israel as a nuclear power and ALL military aid to Israel would be frozen instantly - billions every year.<br />Israel would be in an economic recession overnight.<br /><br />So far Obama did basically nothing against Israel, he just didn't do their bidding.<br /><br />B; you sound like someone who thinks foreign aid is a substantial part of the U.S.federal budget. There's actually not THAT much being paid (and about a third of it returns as taxes):<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_foreign_aid#2000s<br />About half of the military & civilian aid total could be erased, but much of the rest are anti-epidemics efforts.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-67612063600495240042015-03-02T20:48:24.002-05:002015-03-02T20:48:24.002-05:00" They may find out, soon, how foolhardy it w..." They may find out, soon, how foolhardy it was to make that choice"<br /><br />Really? How could they make Barry care any less about their country? He has dissed them from the day of the election. He has aided their avowed enemies. He has done everything he could to hurt them, short of Nuking the country. <br /><br />BiBi has nothing to lose. <br /><br />And yes, Bearsense, lets stop aid to Israel. And every other country. I'm not being snarky here. Too much of our (borrowed) wealth is going to countries that either don't need it, or who hate us. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-36307399349213199402015-03-02T17:21:16.402-05:002015-03-02T17:21:16.402-05:00Time to reduce aid to Israel in the amount they sp...Time to reduce aid to Israel in the amount they spend on the "re-settlement" program. Let them pay for their policies out of their own budget.bearsensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000858896207125033noreply@blogger.com