Ever confident in their ability to get the US to foot the bill for unwise purchases, Israel has announced the acquisition of $2 billion worth of the troubled V-22 Osprey planes, on a “deferred payment plan.”
The reason for the deferred payment plan in this case is because Israel has no intention of paying for these planes, and is just putting them in the arms dealers’ equivalent of layaway until they can con the US into paying for it.
The planes won’t be coming out of the current promises of US aid, but rather will be covered by military aid the US hasn’t promised yet, which will be appropriated after 2018.
Former Israeli Ambassador Danny Ayalon says it is “reasonable” for Israel to assume that the US will eventually cough up a couple billion dollars for the Ospreys, citing overwhelming support in the US Congress for all things Israel.
Yup, uncle suckers gonna pay.
And that means you`re gonna pay.
So get back to work, tax serfs.
April 15 is fast approaching.
Wake up – ypu crazy American taxpayers.
Whilst you are struggling to survive your Government lavish gifts to Isreal makes them live and spend like billionaires.
Amerika doesn't have a real government. It's nothing short of a militarized corporate state.
The Zionist control everything American".Fool me once shame on you twice shame on me."
I wonder if the word "schnorrer" ever came up in these discussions?
That would be disrespectful to the Masters…and would also surely bring vociferous accusations of antisemitism.
Hooray for Captain Spaulding
The African explorer
Did someone call me schnorrer?
Hooray, hooray, hooray
The linked Ynet article spins this as if Israel were doing the US a favor by taking US taxpayers money. The money goes to war industry producers now, the Israeli's get the aircraft later, the Congressmen who support the sale get votes by claiming they "created" jobs. Only US taxpayers lose, as usual.
Ric You failed to mention that they will demand so much of the product be manufactured in Israel especial the parts the Chinese might want. So we not only give them the product we give them our security later. This is the price of having a government with only prostitutes in elected office.
Their assumption is dead on, not coughing up that money would be like imposing sanctions on our dear friends…..now we don’t want to piss off those guys in Washington, do we?
Will we send these planes to Israel unmarked so they can attack our ships (in international waters – as they did to the U.S.S. Liberty) with impunity again?
Juan I think they are now using magnetic identify on them. The IDF was pissed when the USA would not repaint for the planes to be repainted after the IDF markings were painted over so they could attack the USS Liberty. I think they are pissed that we would not pay for the torpedo which killed the 34 US Sailors.
Conservative evangelical Christians have gleefully cheered on the ethnic cleansing and destruction of Christian communities in Israel that were founded by the Apostles and Jesus. Supporting eliminating food stamps for poor kids who should go out and get a job while buying more corporate jets for merchants of death with tax payer dollars seems to fit in well with American Christianity.
OK, now I got it. Half of the deal has been closed and the other half will take place when Israel sells the Osprey design (at an obscene profit) to China or some other "enemy" nation. Which in turn creates an urgent need for the MIC to develop an even more sophisticated version to compete with the one just sold to an enemy nation by our most indepensible ally in the Middle East.
"…overwhelming support in the US Congress for all things Israel"
Why blame Israel?
We have only ourselves to blame for 'electing' this this sorry bunch.
But we do have other choices.
Noticed who was sucking up to Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas ?
Not Ron Paul, nor his son, the Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul.
BINGO! Carroll you are spot on.