“Lets be honest Bush did the same thing.”
It would be interesting to compare the two. If I am not mistaken, President Bush had a whole lot of conditions and restrictions placed on the aid he released to the Palestinians during his terms. I don’t get the impression that Obama has placed any conditions or restrictions on this money. In addition, our economy was in much better shape during Bush’s terms. WE CAN’T AFFORD THIS CRAP ANYMORE!!
I wholeheartedly agree with of all the outrage over this, but I have watched BOTH parties pour millions, and MILLIONS of taxpayer dollars into the Palestinian Authority for years...
In fact, in 2005, it was Congress that reigned in G.W. Bush from giving unrestricted aid...
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/p-nir.html
ASHINGTON – Defying the wishes of the Bush administration, Congress approved a foreign-aid package this week forbidding any direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority and, in a rare snub, denying the president the authority to waive restrictions in the interest of national security...
The limits on Palestinian aid were the product of a deal brokered by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse, known as Aipac, was called to mediate talks involving administration officials and lawmakers from both parties...
The administration, sources said, grudgingly agreed to that language. One reason is that the president can still apply his waiver discretion to the remaining $55 million (of the original $75 million) that is still available in the 2005 fiscal year budget for P.A. aid. President Bush has used his waiver to provide assistance to the P.A. twice in the past year and a half. In 2003, when Abbas was appointed prime minister under Arafat, Bush set aside $20 million for the Palestinians. Most of it was used to pay Palestinian debts to the Israeli electricity company. Last year, after Arafat’s death, Bush set aside another $20 million, which was used to cover more electric