BREAKING NEWS United States to give Palestinians $50 million in direct aid

[RubyDuby in GA]

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So we've got $50 million to give away, but we can't get armor on tanks in Iraq? Or we can't feed our own people starving in the streets here?

Bastards.

[libertypirate]

1. Blackmail....

I put my money on Blackmail!

Or we are paying for their fighter planes they just bought; the fucking of the American tax payer.

[KansDem]

4. I don't think $50 mill. buys too much in the way of fighter planes anymore

I sooner think this money is to help offset expenses for Osama's suite at the Islamabad Hilton.

[libertypirate]

10. No but it does pay for the down payment!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. We gave Israel $477 million in cash ALONE last year.

Giving $50 million to the Palestinians isn't going to break the bank.

on edit: source, US AID: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/cbj2005/ane/pdf/271-001.pdf

[RubyDuby in GA]

3. I know, but that's the overall point

Giving money away while our people are dying.

More Republican hypocrisy.

[Chicago Democrat]

14. That alot of money for one family to give to a country!

(joke)

[matcom]

5. bout time we gave the Palestinians SOMETHING

this ain't much though

[E-Z-B]

6. I wonder how many military bases could have stayed open another couple

years. I bet Thune would like to know.:P

[priller]

7. This is to offset what China did a few weeks ago

One of the big, underreported stories in recent weeks. I remember reading about it on some blog somewhere and now I can't find any details. But China and Palestine signed an economic agreement a few weeks back.

[kentuck]

8. That is 1/100th of $5 billion...

which is approximately what we give to Israel each year...

[sinkingfeeling]

9. About time, but $50 million is just a hair above NOTHING! Why

don't you take a look at the Pentagon's yearly budget?

[Roland99]

11. Pffft...that's not even 6 hours worth of money spent on Iraq

We're spending $215 million PER DAY in Iraq.

Look at http://www.costofwar.com and divide that by the # of days since March 19, 2003 and you'll see for yourself.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

12. whoooopiefriggendoooo!!! and we give Israel $5 BILLION a year

[CWebster]

15. Yeah but that never gets any headlines.

[JRob]

13. Saw that... He will not honor it, it's just lip service like so many...

other promises, social programs etc. If he did how would he pay haliburton?