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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 06:58 PM
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The U.S. Sends $3.1 billion per year to Israel for Military Expense
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf

How does that make you feel in light of recent events?
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:08 PM
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1. It makes me feel like Israel should thereby be much more efficient in the killing
process, racking up phenomenal kill ratios, as their advanced lethal weaponry obliterates all in its path. :P
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:10 PM
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2. It makes me feel like we're honoring Jimmy Carter's commitment n/t
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 08:10 PM
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7. Israel defaulted on the Camp David accord long ago. Their committment:
"The first agreement had three parts. The first part was a framework for negotiations to establish an autonomous self-governing authority in the West Bank and the Gaza strip and to fully implement SC 242."

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_David_Accords

I say it's probably time to call them on it given how they are using the money.



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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:12 PM
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3. Oslo and "Honest Broker" is soooo 90s....
This is the "Anything is justified if it's against terrorists" era...
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Fireweed247 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:20 PM
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4. How many homes could we buy
and set up as homeless shelters with that kind of money?
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:22 PM
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5. my tax money is murdering small babies. just like Iraq. nt
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Mr. Sparkle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 08:02 PM
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6. Time to ask for a refund, methinks! n/t
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