US military aid in the Middle East

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
The national security of Israel and Saudi Arabia, I think.

If that is the case, then that makes sense. They are allies of sorts and need gear to fight off invaders and/or terrorists.

Originally posted by lepomis
If that is the case, then that makes sense. They are allies of sorts and need gear to fight off invaders and/or terrorists.

Why are you and I paying for it?

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Why are you and I paying for it?

supporting countries that are allies? I thought we did that all the time.

Originally posted by lepomis
supporting countries that are allies? I thought we did that all the time.

We do, but we shouldn't. Alliances go both ways. This support goes one way.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
We do, but we shouldn't. Alliances go both ways. This support goes one way.

I think aiding allies in the area can only help us in the long run with the war on terror.

Originally posted by lepomis
I think aiding allies in the area can only help us in the long run with the war on terror.

I think meddling in local power struggles can only hurt us in the long run with the war on terror.

It certainly hurts my bank account.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
I think meddling in local power struggles can only hurt us in the long run with the war on terror.

It certainly hurts my bank account.

Only, if you think that doing things to please terrorist will be the winning idea.

Originally posted by lepomis
Only, if you think that doing things to please terrorist will be the winning idea.

Not giving away weapons is not "doing something". It's NOT doing something.

Do you think bribing these religious, seperatist nations will stop religious nutcases from hating the US? I doubt it.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Not giving away weapons is not "doing something". It's NOT doing something.

Do you think bribing these religious, seperatist nations will stop religious nutcases from hating the US? I doubt it.

I don't care if religious terrorist nutcases hate the US. They seem to hate everyone anyway.

Not doing something has consequences as well... especially if someone asks for help.

Originally posted by Redmike
Just what the region needs - 60 billion dollars of new weapons. As Mark Steel points out, thats $250 for every living US citizen.

http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_m_z/mark_steel/article2823071.ece

De-stabilising the Middle East certainly churns a healthy profit for the rich in the US now doesn’t it.

They create war then give all the billion dollar rebuilding contracts and arms contracts to big American companies. All-the-while the average American taxpayer pays for it.

Must be fun living in the US.

Originally posted by Esoteric
De-stabilising the Middle East certainly churns a healthy profit for the rich in the US now doesn’t it.

They create war then give all the billion dollar rebuilding contracts and arms contracts to big American companies. All-the-while the average American taxpayer pays for it.

Must be fun living in the US.

Sounds like the government is using tax dollars to create jobs for US workers... You might be right.

Originally posted by lepomis
Thats better than wasting it on testing the flow rate of ketchup.

Maybe you want it spent on maintaining bridges properly so people don't die when they collapse.

I think this blogger makes a few good points:
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/infrastructure-is-patriotic.html

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Why are you and I paying for it?

It's being taken to a secret location and sacrificed to Moloch:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2008189,00.html

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Maybe you want it spent on maintaining bridges properly so people don't die when they collapse.

I think this blogger makes a few good points:
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/infrastructure-is-patriotic.html

Agreed. I would gladly pay 250 a year to fix bridges.

Originally posted by lepomis
Sounds like the government is using tax dollars to create jobs for US workers... You might be right.

Giving away weapons made by robots does not create US jobs. You think there are WWII style assembly lines building Abrams'?