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Originally Posted by wmaousley
Well we all know that if it were not for the USA, Israel wouldn't have accomplished a damn thing, right or wrong?
We dont send AID to the GCC countries but send 3 Billion in aid annually to Israel.
If you need US aid money you havent accomplished shit. Bottom Line
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Let me ask you a question, but first some FACTS to consider before you answer.
1) Yes the US sends plenty of money to Israel in aid every year (2010 combined economic and military aid was around 2.8B and ranked #3 on the countries given the most. Afghanistan was 1st and Pakistan was 2nd)
2) Egypt is ranked #5 with 1.8B (Iraq is #4)
3) The US provided over 19B in aid to countries in the Middle East,
excluding Israel, in 2010
Now the question:
How is it that the Israelis are able to have turned a piece of desert into the 24th largest economy in the world with a GDP growth of 4.7% last year,yet the Palestinian people are still living in camps? Would it have something to do with Arafat taking all of the money given in aid and keeping it for himself while his "people" starve, and live in intolerable conditions? Care to comment on the amount of money that was suppose to go to the Palestinan people that Arafat's wife ran off with when he died?
Or could it have something to do with the fact that fellow Muslims don't give a rats ass about the Palestinian people, unless it is to poke a stick in the eye of Israel? Do you really think OBL and AQ care about them, or were they just a convenient addition to their list of grievances? Why have the other Muslim nations in the Middle East not stepped up to help their fellow Muslims? I suggest you do a little research into why Jordan stopped accepting Palestinian "refugees".
There is plenty of blame to go around in the ongoing Israeli - Palestinian issue. But the Palestinian people will NEVER amount to anything until they decide to stop playing the victim and actually do something to improve their standard of living.
How much would you like to bet that if the US cut off all aid to the entire Middle East, Israel would still find a way to survive?