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Israel and the United States have signed an agreement guaranteeing continued American support for the Iron Dome missile defense system, including an immediate transfer of $429 million.
The March 5 agreement "ensures continued U.S. funding for procurement of Iron Dome systems and interceptors, and provides for significant co-production opportunities for U.S. industry," according to a U.S. Missile Defense Agency press release. The immediate transfer of funding for Iron Dome procurement was also part of the agreement.
"The agreement represents strategic value for both nations. Israel will obtain valuable resources to contribute to its defense and U.S. industry will receive meaningful co-production opportunities for Iron Dome components," the press release said.
buster2010
America spends more on Israel's defense than Israel does. The corporate welfare we enable by giving money to them needs to stop. It's time to cut off that deadbeat welfare nation.
iRoyalty
reply to post by Danbones
I recently did a thread talking about how the missing plane was a distraction.
I got slated and accused of not caring about people, those distractions are always the best.
snypwsd
reply to post by Danbones
I cant help but wonder why? why would you give another country that much money when Millions of people are homless or starving in your own country. Seems like a complete waste of money to me.
snypwsd
reply to post by Danbones
I cant help but wonder why? why would you give another country that much money when Millions of people are homless or starving in your own country. Seems like a complete waste of money to me.
JohnTheSmith
reply to post by Danbones
I don't mind the US government funneling money into Israel. I look at it like this: Israel is the 51st state of America, just undercover because of where it's situated.
Wrabbit2000
buster2010
America spends more on Israel's defense than Israel does. The corporate welfare we enable by giving money to them needs to stop. It's time to cut off that deadbeat welfare nation.
As you recall...We don't spent this on Israel because we like them or they dress well. These are obligatory agreements we have NO CHOICE about.
We give roughly a billion to Israel and we give roughly a Billion to Egypt. It's basically hush/bribe money to 'shut up, sit down and stop trying to start World War III". What these nations do internally isn't as important, it seems, but between nations? The slush funding out of the Camp David Accords has kept the overall peace....until now anyway.
Thing is... I have NO problem putting Israel off the dole at this stage....IF we're cutting them all off the military supply train. Not JUST Israel...as if signing the death warrant of 7 million people by supplying arms as usually to everyone ELSE. If we cut off *ALL* military support or supply of *ANY KIND* to *ANYONE* in that region? Well, I'll stand right beside you and toast to that outcome.