For 4th time, Republican senator blocks passage of Iron Dome funding bill. Why on earth are we funding a foreign country's defense? Is Israel broke or something?

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[–]Canbot 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

One of the wealthiest countries in the world and they get more aid than any other country on earth. It is disgusting. They should be sending aid to poor countries not taking it away. Dispicable, shameless greed.

[–]Chipit[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

they get more aid than any other country on earth.

Really? That sounds easily disprovable. Please be less stupid.

[–]chadwickofwv 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

You obviously have no idea how much money the US gives Israel every year. We pay for their entire military, and that is just a small portion of what we give them.

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In absolute terms, they're #1 in foreign aid? Really?

[–]cisheteroscumNational Justice Party 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Short answer "yes"

[–]cisheteroscumNational Justice Party 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Canbot is mostly right actually, Israel technically gets the most aid from the US (minus afghanistan) but its actually much worse than this. After we consider the intelligence, weapons sharing etc. The value of US "foreign aid" to Israel is definitely far greater than any other country. Also when Israel gets military secrets, assets, or tech from the US they often then just turn around and sell it to China

When we also consider also that basically every war the US went into in the ME was actually for Israel (e.g. Iraq), and that almost all major political donors are Zionist Jews the situation starts to make more sense. The US is more or less a big puppet state for Zionist Jews

[–]shilldetector 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In terms of aid from the US its probably true, but more importantly its that this aid has zero benefit fir the US.

Israel not only has zero strategic importance, but it is a massive liability. US support for Israel actively harms US interests and is morally indefensible. It is done solely because of aggressive Jewish lobbying, media influence(an understatement), wealth, and power.

Zionists have totally corrupted the US political system and have repeatedly commited high treason.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Suck a dick shill. Which country receives more aid than Isreal?

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

this doesn't make it clear, how can one senator stop the bill? I know there is the filibuster but doesn't that mean they don't have 60 votes for it, meaning rand and 41 others are against it?

[–]Feldheld 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Israel is the first line of defense against Islamism and global antisemitism. Of course they deserve support.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Islamism is a dead issue. Israel is an alt-right ethnostate that practices apartheid.

[–]Feldheld 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Islamism isnt dead at all. The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan once again, Iran is very close to getting nuclear weapons, and the USA are ruled by a drooling retard and by the media and there is no doubt that Islamists will exploit this weakness, just as they always did before.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

ISIS was crushed. Afghanistan is a mess, who cares who rules that shithole? Oh, Iran is going to get nukes? Well maybe Israel will have to treat them well, then. Instead of advocating for America attacking them. The same press that faked us into the Spanish-American War is still around. The same press can't wait to get us into another war.

"Dad why did we attack Iraq and Syria?

Because son, Iraq and Syria have WMDs.

Oh, then why don't we attack North Korea and Iran?

Son, because North Korea and Iran really have WMDs."

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Israel knows how to lobby congre$$.