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It looks like years of non-stop propaganda may soon bear fruit. According to a recent Gallup poll, a staggering 99 percent of Americans believe Iran’s nuclear program is a threat to the United States.
99 percent believe Iran’s nuclear program poses a threat “to the vital interests of the United States in the next 10 years,” the poll states. 83% said it was a “critical threat” and another 16% said it was an “important, [but] not critical” threat. Just 1% didn’t consider Iran a threat.
Originally posted by Hopechest
I would be happy to provide you with a list of political science books that explain in detail the benefits to protecting Israel if you would like.
Just let me know
Originally posted by spqrenki
Originally posted by Hopechest
I would be happy to provide you with a list of political science books that explain in detail the benefits to protecting Israel if you would like.
Just let me know
Yes, please do. I would like to understand why we, as Americans living with double-digit unemployement being kicked out of our own homes while our returning troops live on the street need our tax dollars going to Israel. Thanks.
edit -- not to mention our failing infrastructure, declining educational system and world's largest prison population based on a fictional war on "drugs" (while a war wages on our border our soldiers protect Israel). Please, explain to me why Israel needs BILLIONS of our tax payer's dollars when we here at home don't.edit on 21-2-2013 by spqrenki because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by spqrenki
reply to post by Hopechest
Our citizens and returning soldiers are sleeping on the street. We have double-digit unemployment in many parts of this nation. There is absolutely no justifiable reason why Israel or any foreign nation should be given our tax dollars before our own people. Period.
The pending US budget sequester on March 1, 2013, is liable to reduce military aid to Israel by over $700 million in the 2013 fiscal year, pro-Israeli sources in Washington told "Globes". The cut includes a $250 million reduction in current aid, which is due to total $3.15 billion, and the possible loss of all financial aid for joint US-Israeli missile defense programs, amounting to $479 million, for a total of $729 million in reduced aid. In the best case, if the aid for anti-missile programs is only reduced, rather than eliminated, Israel will lose $300 million in aid.
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