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Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘No time to nickel and dime Israel’
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Posted on 07/27/2016 2:02:59 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) sounded irate in a brief phone interview Monday afternoon with Right Turn. His subcommittee, with strong bipartisan support, has already passed legislation to hike military aid to Israel from $3.1 billion to $3.4 billion for 2017. But as has been reported in Israeli papers, the administration — with one more kick in Israel’s shins before President Obama leaves office — has told Israel there will be no increase this year or in a new 10-year memorandum of understanding (MOU). Moreover, the long-standing offshore procurement (OSP) agreement that allows Israel to purchase a significant percentage of its defense equipment from Israeli companies may get nixed or squeezed.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: graham; israel; lindsey

1 posted on 07/27/2016 2:02:59 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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the long-standing offshore procurement (OSP) agreement that allows Israel to purchase a significant percentage of its defense equipment from Israeli companies

Ok, now I’m confused.


2 posted on 07/27/2016 2:11:44 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This homo fruit has no idea about anything. He doesn’t realize the current administration would happily let the nation of Israel be destroyed by nukes if they thought they could get away with it. But he plods along trying to negotiate with the head terrorist in the White Hut and his minions in congress. And he condemns people like Trump for not going through ‘The Process ‘. He needs to be removed.


3 posted on 07/27/2016 2:12:59 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is this about MILITARY AID, or ISRAELI CORPORATE AID???


4 posted on 07/27/2016 2:13:27 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It has been well known for some years already that Israel has to replace most of the electronics and avionics ... not up to real world defensive requirements....
so most of the upgraded ‘gear’ is made right there in Israel...plus some more stuff.

In the larger picture, it will be a major step forward someday (under a new American, not Moslem Kenyan, regime in Washington DC)... for America to stop the massive flow of (mostly American) advanced weaponry to enemy Moslem countries/dictatorships and terrorist gangs. This will make the entire world safer, including USA and Israel. This sick (and treasonous) game of arming our enemies and then wondering why they continue to launch attacks against us (or our allies)... has gone on far too long, imho.


5 posted on 07/27/2016 2:17:29 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What Israel needs is unwavering US support for them to build settlements in what is their own damn country.


6 posted on 07/27/2016 2:32:30 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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Yes, moral support, political support, support in the UN, and military support (if needed). But financial support? Time to think America first with our wallets.


7 posted on 07/27/2016 3:25:47 PM PDT by Wayne07
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