The Israeli Defense Ministry is calling it a “bridge loan,” but in reality it is tantamount to when a child wants a couple of weeks advance on their allowance to buy something.
The Defense Ministry is seeking to buy $5 billion worth of weapons and wants the US government to “guarantee” the amount so that US commercial banks will front them the additional cash on the assumption it will eventually be covered by future US aid.
The Obama Administration has been shoveling $3.1 billion of military aid at Israel annually, but when you’re buying $5 billion worth of arms in one shot, it’s going to take more than a full year’s aid.
The Obama Administration had already announced the “sales” to Israel previously and is almost certain to approve anything to get the transaction completed. Make no mistake, though, there is no “sale” here: it is the US giving Israel those weapons and Israel is paying for it with promised future US aid.
I wonder what $5 billion in free weapons gets them. Meanwhile there's no money for the ill, the elderly or any other American.
You can see your tax dollars at work from time to time when the Zionists bomb Palestinians, launch sneak attacks on Syria, and invade Lebanon, only to get their rear ends handed to them by Hezbollah.
$5 billion from a nation in "hock" to a so-called "successful" democracy.
How blind are these people.?
NO !!!!
Worse than the beggars on skid row. Does the tin cup ever stop rattling? It is the only instrument that can be used to play Hatikvah.
The tapeworm is getting hungry!
And when next year's handout is due, Bibi will say that they can't survive without another full year's stipend…even though they'd already have received and spent it. So, the Israel-Firsters in Congress will cough up another $3.1billion. Time to cut off the spigot. Make them pay for the stuff themselves. But Cantor and the others would have kittens on the House floor…
When was the last time they paid for anything provided by USA.., during the cave man time..?
They want their American $$$$. Then they turn around and brag how successful Israel is compared to that 'pitiable' Palestinian territory.
When Isreal finally baits the U.S. into a devastating war that eventually destroys the U.S. economy the American public will finally wake up to their little 'welfare case' ally. How can American politicians cut funding for essential programs at home then turn around and hand ten times that amount to the modern day apartheid state Israel. I've heard of frenemies but the U.S. Isreal relationship is truly baffling !!
They're up to no good.
Now that they reopen the subject of the ten year $3 billion/year commitment, this is a good time to eliminate the aid altogether. They have failed to be on side when we told them what we wanted, so no money at least until a West Bank deal (not talks about talks) and acceptance of terms to settle with Iran.
give me 3 billion dollars, and i will turn the kalahari desert to a golf course.