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Old 03-21-2003, 11:36 PM  
JeremySF
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Originally posted by GatorB


A) I could give a rats ass about that long peice of crap you posted.



Okay, so let me give you the Cliff Notes version:

Only a fraction of the aid given stays in Israel. By far the largest share remains with American defense contractors. For every billion dollars of aid to Israel creates 60,000 to 70,000 jobs in the United States.

Compared to the $2.0 billion yearly military aid to Israel, the U.S. contributes more than $130 billion(!) every year to the defense of Europe and more than $30 billion to the defense of Japan, Korea, and the Far East.

Over 300,000 U.S. troops are stationed with NATO and over 30,000 U.S. troops in the Far East. In contrast, not one single U.S. soldier needs to be stationed and put at risk in Israel. U.S. military analysts estimate that the U.S. would have to spend the equivalent of $150 billion a year in the Middle East to maintain a force equivalent to Israel?s.

Israel is the only country that has gained battlefield experience with U.S. weapons. Israel, in the light of its experience, continually modifies U.S. weapons systems. For instance, Israeli scientists have made over 200 improvements in the F-15 alone and similar improvements, mostly in avionics, in later-generation planes.


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Have a beer, get laid and watch some ESPN once and awhile.
Hmmm....let's see....tonight I had a couple of beers, had sex and caught up on March Madness......

sorrry....
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