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Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions? (www.theguardian.com)
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The law ( the Leahy Law) requires that the US vet any foreign military receiving US arms. However, that doesn’t happen with Israel

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

US taxpayers.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    ...they already have that money

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's a convenient way to transfer money to arms dealers.

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They already have that money

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How do you work that out?

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Military aid is money already apportioned.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No it isn't.

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    No. Senate Republicans block funding bill that included aid for Ukraine and Israel

    But even still, you're just quoting a longstanding mechanism for the transfer of public money to private hands. What do you think that money is?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    What are you talking about? There aren't even enough munitions for Ukraine.

    Anything we give away is something we could have sold to at least attempt to recoup American taxpayer investment.

    I'm not sure why you people keep peddling the narrative that millions, or even billions of dollars in military equipment is worthless.

    Sorry, that's a lie. It's because you don't understand what's happening in the world around you. Your comments are testaments to that fact.

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There aren’t even enough munitions for Ukraine.

    I assure you the US can produce enough weapons to kill every man, woman, and child on this planet many times over.

    I’m not sure why you people keep peddling the narrative that millions, or even billions of dollars in military equipment is worthless.

    I don't think it's worthless. I think it's a good use of resources

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I assure you the US can produce enough weapons

    Who pays for the added production? It's like you're arguing the US has more than enough with weapons it was going to replace anyways, then when that's not actually enough you're trying to make it seem like production is free, too.

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