Posted on 09/19/2016 7:00:04 AM PDT by VitacoreVision
AS usual, Ron Paul get something half-right. No, we shouldn’t be sending any aid to Israel, much less any other countries. Maybe discounted old DoD gear we stop using, or assistance after natural disasters. But that’s about it.
Also, his reasoning behind his conclusion is somewhat whacky.
Israel had we allowed them to under GHW Bush, Clinton, GW Bush, and Obama's administrations could have stabilized much of the middle east even handling Iran and keeping Sauds in check. Israel despite some incidents is still our most loyal alliance in the Middle East and perhaps the world. Considering the conduct of our State Department and foreign policy we've had since GHW Bush-present Israel has still be a loyal alliance which they had good reasons especially with Obama to break off alliance. Israel strategy wise is important to us. Total Isolationist Policies which Ron Paul often pushes eventually found us in two world wars because issues were not dealt with soon enough. Japan strategy wise is also valuable to us.
One last point. I'd rather see our M.E. Navy shipyard located in Israel than the UAE. Reagan wisely used the Big Stick defense policy and the maps soon changed. We must be ready to protect our interest anywhere in the world and that includes U.S. flagged ships at sea. It takes ports and bases to do this.
IDIOT!
So they'll become even more powerful, and help us blow up the maniacal murdering moslems.
Next question.
I propose we stop funding to ALL maniacal murdering moslem nations, and send it all....
TO ISRAEL!
If true, then why do they need U.S. taxpayers giving them “peanuts”?
Israel is a first world country with a vibrant economy and 200 nukes (per Colin Powell). It’s citizens don’t have to worry about health care - it’s covered.
I firmly believe the security of Israel is best left in the hands of the Israelis. They don’t need meddling U.S. politicians and correspondingly they need to be weened off of the U.S. taxpayer.
Correct, he’s consistent - stop foreign aid, period.
You raise a good question.
Ultimately, the lavish aid program is weakening Israel, in all sorts of invisible ways, and will lead to destabalisation. Aid and hand outs always lead to corruption - the money goes in all directions. Israel was a much more strong, dynamic country in its more austere days of the 1950s and 1960s. Oddly, they had no aid back then.
One day, the gravy train will halt. The results will be more upheaval.
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