Another Defense Appropriations bill means another chance for the US Congress to shovel an increased amount of military aid at Israel, with the latest bill out of the House adding $131 million in missile defense funding over last year’s level.
The $131 million wasn’t requested by anyone, and was simply backed on to the funding requested by the Obama Administration, with hawks saying the “missiles regularly fired at Israel from Gaza” justified the increase.
Israel’s military sought to defund the Iron Dome missile system years ago, but has continued to get hundreds of millions annually from the US to pay for it. Since then they have praised it as a dramatic success.
Experts, however, say Israel’s data on the success rate of Iron Dome is not only inflated, but is so inflated as to be essentially impossible given the laws of physics. The real success rate remains a mystery, but if success is measured in how much money the US will throw at them, it’s done quite well for itself.
If a bloated defense budget financed off the backs of the American taxpayer were eliminated the truth of Israel would stand naked – a failed economy.
$131 million– Let's see, that's food for over 109,000 destitute and hungry Americans for a full year, . . . provided they were able to get by on $1200.
But then, what's a destitute and hungry American compared to a wealthy Lobbyist–
not quite, a good lot of the 131million will be donated back to those who voted for it, these people are greedy not stupid
It would be interesting and enlightening to know which of the Congresscritters actually put the wording into the Appropriations bill. Would said Israel-Firster be willing to stand before their constituents and defend this gift to Israel while their own constituents struggle to put food on their own tables?
The first linked article (haaretz) mentions Reps. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) and Peter Roskam (R-Ill.).
Half of Detroit cannot afford to pay their water bill, our veterans are discarded after being wasted on a war that Israel and her fifth column kid their utmost to arrange……
The poor Israelis just expended tens of millions as the ISIS Air Force attacking the Syrian Army in no less than 9 locations simultaneously. How else can they afford to continue supporting our loyal mutual jihadist friends?
The members of the House who pushed through this funding have put the interests of a foreign country ahead of the interests of the American people they are supposed to represent. I've said it before and I'll say it again, they are TRAITORS. They and should be prosecuted, tried and dealth- with accordingy..
They do as they are told by their Zionist masters.
house to increase military aids to isreal