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SamG

(535 posts)
9. So we should borrow MORE money from China
Tue Mar 27, 2012, 03:30 PM
Mar 2012

to help Israel defend herself, since she is being such a good neighbor to the Palestinians, and all her Arabian neighbors, and has been such a gracious, caring, generously philanthropic partner to those nations close-by her, over the last 65 years.

Israel, such a nice nation, why do those Arab nations not treat her well?

From the link:
"The Iron Dome system intercepted more than 80 percent of the targets."

Sounds like the Iron Dome system is being quite effective, and that, with a little more dollars borrowed by us from China, it could be better. OR Israel could spend more of their own $ on what she wants for herself.

Talk about chutzpah!

Why don't we just give the Pentagon all the money? Why not, we are almost there anyway. nt mother earth Mar 2012 #1
Defense is 20% of the budget in 2010. n/t rayofreason Mar 2012 #2
Really? Progress then...but I can't help but think about all the money spent that could have done mother earth Mar 2012 #6
Defense is over half of the budget FarCenter Mar 2012 #7
If you take out everything else, defense is 100% of the budget. rayofreason Mar 2012 #10
the CBO says defence is more than half the discretionary budget. provis99 Apr 2012 #17
This fucking sucks Autumn Mar 2012 #3
God allegedly chose that land for the Israeli's why won't he protect them? denverbill Mar 2012 #4
because he doesn't exist? nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2012 #15
No, thank you. Let Israel pay for its own defenses. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #5
This system is a joint venture sulphurdunn Mar 2012 #12
+1 sarcasmo Apr 2012 #21
"Nope sorry not this year felix_numinous Mar 2012 #8
So we should borrow MORE money from China SamG Mar 2012 #9
That's a pretty leaky dome. Prometheus Bound Mar 2012 #11
a 20% strike rate's rather better than the 100% rate they'd have without it. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2012 #14
Since when was Israel part of US? Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #13
Has been a defacto state for quite some time. sarcasmo Apr 2012 #20
No. Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #16
So when will they ask Israeli taxpayers for some more tax bucks? marble falls Apr 2012 #18
More money for Israel, but no Medicare for all. The Empire does not care about it's people. sarcasmo Apr 2012 #19
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