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Originally Posted by raymor
That's simply a flat out lie to say he'd cut aid to Isreal.
He said PAKISTAN doesn't seem like they are really a country we should be funding, given that we're basically broke and need that money here. For all other countries, we should take a fresh look, rather than assuming that we should continue supporting them at current levels.
What Perry actually said about Israel:
This after saying:
He then said that we should take a look at ALL foreign aid, that if there's no reason to be funding another country, that country's funding from us should be zero. We should consider each country, he said, and spend only what seems prudent, starting from the basis level of zero, then doling out money only as it's prudent. This as opposed to starting with current levels as the basis and then deciding which countries to increase aid to.
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What he said.. exactly.. was
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The foreign aid budget in my administration for every country is gonna start at zero dollars... zero dollars.. and then we'll have a conversation.....
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He told the audience what they wanted to hear.. got the applause.. and then later started to change that stance... The reality is that he wouldn't really change anything but just says (like every other politician) what the public wants to hear in order to garner support.
The majority of foreign aid isn't about aid at all.. It's about leverage with those countries to get them to do what the US wants. Which usually has to do with oil and military issues (which are usually about oil)... So don't see that changing at all until the US fixes their energy independence so they can reduce the need for military "leverage" around the world.