House Republicans: Force Joe Biden To Explain Why Israel And Ukraine Are More Important Than America

The Federalist ^ | 11/28/2023 | Eddie Scarry

[Williams]

Sure let’s abandon Israel /s
Idiot.

[cymbeline]

“Here are two things I’m very, very tired of:”

Why would I read an article that starts like that? Too many words put in front of me. Will AI result in still more?

[Liz]

More egregiously, Biden and the Democrats are OK with arming foreign countries but grabbing guns from Americans is an obsession w/ them. The same “Congress” that gleefully tramples 2A rights, is hell bent on supplying weapons to foreign countries.

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Not content w/ the mega billions already in his pocket, Zelensky now says
he wants US tax dollars to Ukraine “according to the Israeli model”......here’s what he means:
Congressional Research Service
US Foreign aid to Israel
60 page detailed report

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL33222/44

The concerned Israeli lobby made sure Congress is required by law to ensure that U.S. military aid in the Middle East region doesn’t damage Israel’s military superiority over its neighbors. That requirement enjoys broad bipartisan support and has served as a benchmark for ensuring Israel receives robust U.S. support.

Biden keeps gaslighting Americans about the “need” for
American foreign aid tax dollars to Ukraine and Israel.
Here’s why they DONT need it:

About $113.1 billion in tax dollars were authorized in 2022 for Ukraine, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Most of it–about $67.1 billion–was defense-related. The other $46 billion included:
<><>$26.9 billion for economic support;
<><>$7.9 billion for international disaster assistance;
<><>$6.6 billion in assistance for refugees;
<><>$1.5 billion for assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia;
<><>plus $3.1 billion for other non-defense spending.

US tax dollars helped Ukraine
<><>pay the salaries of 618,000 educators, 517,000 health workers, and 56,500 first responders
<><>helped sustain critical healthcare services,
<><>helped meet pension responsibilities for 9.8 million people,
<><>assisted 1.3 million internally displaced persons,
<><>provided housing assistance to 4.1 million people,
<><>provided social assistance to 240,000 low-income families
<><>helped subsidize 480,000 persons with disabilities,
<><>bought supplies for farmers,
<><>financed finding markets for small business.

Backstory: Since 1973, Israel has received more than $120 billion US tax
dollars in MILITARY assistance alone, including “three special aid” packages.
<><>billions for signing the Israel-Egypt peace treaty
<><>billions for Israel’s withdrawal from the Sinai.
<><>billions for redeployment of Israeli forces
<><>rebuilding Israeli air bases in the Negev cost $5 billion.

Besides weaponry, Israel also receives economic and humanitarian foreign aid, which supports broad economic development and sociopolitical stability and can include non-military support related to the country’s pressing security needs.

Military aid from US taxpayers has blanketed Israel over the years. They have more than enough resources, now, to nail Hamas and Hezbollah. Wealthy Israel has very low debt, and actually had a budget surplus this year, while the US is $33 trillion in debt, a debt which future generations are saddled with.

[ProudDeplorable]

If Joe’s not elected to a second term, he doesn’t have much time left to bankrupt the country. He needs these big foreign aid packages approved to put a big turd in the swimming pool before he leaves.

[Openurmind]

About time... But will they do anything about it?

[amnestynone]

They are not more important. But both Ukraine and Israel are now being attacked by the two most dangerous and predatory groups in the world namely Russia and the Muslims. And for us to have a real peace in this world both will have to be dealt with.

[G Larry]

Because the destruction of America is the highest priority of the Left.

[marktwain]

Russia and Muslims are dangerous enemies, to be sure.

However, China is a bigger threat.

[bigbob]

Put it on his prompter, he’ll say whatever you want

[lgjhn23]

King pedoPIG, the First couldn’t explain his way out of a wet paper bag....er wet diaper.

[Angelino97]

Sure let’s abandon Israel /s

All my life, I've heard conservatives say they oppose welfare, foreign and domestic, because:

1. It weakens the recipient and makes them dependent.

2. It destroys character, filling the recipient with resentment, ingratitude, and a sense of entitlement.

3. People and nations should pay their own way, stand on their own two feet, as a matter of principle.

4. The welfare is never enough, the hand is always out, every year there's another "special circumstance" or "unforeseen crisis" that necessitates continuing aid.

But when attention turns to Israel, some conservatives toss all this wisdom out the window.

Why is treating Israel like a normal country that must pay its own way "abandoning" Israel? Has Israel "abandoned" us by not paying us foreign aid?

When will it ever be enough?

[VideoPaul]

Very good damn question.

We need to stop ALL foreign aid until EVERY problem is solved in America. Tell each banana republic to figure it out for themselves, our money needs to support US, not every global hard luck case.

And Zelenskyy passed my personal overload point a month after the war started. Give me ONE reason that the fate of Ukraine affects we as an American.

[chuckb87]

I didn’t see any explination from Brandon in the article. Or for that matter republicans forcing him to do anything.

[Ex-Con777]

There are ways to support Israel and Uhraine without sending a dime overseas. Reagan knew how to do it. Trump knew how to do it. But where’s the grift angle in that?

EC

[lodi90]

The author gives more spoon fed pablum for populists. I always knew Democrats were dumb as doornobs but it’s been disappointing to see many GOP voters are apparently just as brain dead.

[Williams]

Because foreign policy and national security are not like welfare or like your kids’ allowance.

And Israel does more than pull its own weight as our ally and stabilizing force in the Middle East.

Next false analogy.

[Williams]

Why don’t some of you wake up? You want to stop all foreign aid everywhere in the world until every problem in America is fixed.
But you just don’t care that America will be destroyed because the world will be taken over by enemies very serious enemies who want to kill us.

But let’s just have temper tantrums how ridiculous.

[Firehath]

Basically liberals

Ukes - hamas = dnc Zealot- crusaders

Obombobot - bidendistas

[Liz]

Hamas said it will attack Tel Aviv.