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| Trump: We give Israel billions, it can defend itself in Syria |
| 2018-12-28 |
| [IsraelTimes] President says he’s told Netanyahu military aid makes up for lack of US troops, amid jitters in Israel that withdrawal will make battling Iranian entrenchment more difficult US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... on Wednesday said he was not worried that pulling troops out of Syria could endanger Israel, citing vast American military aid to the Jewish state and saying it can defend itself. Trump made the comments while on a surprise trip to Iraq ‐ the president’s first official visit to a conflict zone ‐ where he defended his controversial decision last week to remove US military forces from Syria, where they have been leading the coalition to fight the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... terror group. Speaking with news hounds, Trump was asked about criticism that the move could put Israel in jeopardy by allowing Iran to expand its foothold in Syria. "Well, I don’t see it. I spoke with Bibi," he said, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I told Bibi. And, you know, we give Israel $4.5 billion a year. And they’re doing very well defending themselves, if you take a look." "So that’s the way it is," Trump said, according to a White House transcript. "We’re going to take good care of Israel. Israel is going to be good. But we give Israel $4.5 billion a year. And we give them, frankly, a lot more money than that, if you look at the books ‐ a lot more money than that. And they’ve been doing a very good job for themselves," he added. It was not immediately clear where Trump’s figure of $4.5 billion or more came from. The United States currently allocates $3.8 billion to Israel every year as part of a defense aid package forged between the B.O. regime and the Netanyahu government. The memorandum of understanding provides Israel with $38 billion over a 10-year period, which includes funding for the Iron Dome system and other missile interception programs. The Trump White House has maintained that agreement since taking office, despite Trump complaining about foreign aid disbursements. The president on Wednesday cited his decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as evidence of his commitment to Israel. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 Trump showing hate towards Israel missed the /sarc right? Let the boy earn his spurs! "They with the prince sent a messenger to the king, who was on a little windmill hill. Then the knight said to the king: 'Sir, the earl of Warwick and the earl of Oxford, Sir Raynold Cobham and other, such as be about the prince, your son, are fiercely fought withal and are sore handled; wherefore they desire you that you and your battle will come and aid them; for if the Frenchmen increase, as they doubt they will, your son and they shall have much ado.' Then the king said: 'Is my son dead or hurt or on the earth felled?' 'No, sir,' quoth the knight, 'but he is hardly matched; wherefore he hath need of your aid.' 'Well" said the king, 'return to him and to them that sent you hither, and say to them that they send no more to me for any adventure that falleth, as long as my son is alive: and also say to them that they suffer him this day to win his spurs; for if God be pleased, I will this journey be his and the honour thereof, and to them that be about him. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-28 21:09 |
| #5 True dat. A big fan of the only oasis of civilization in the ME, but they can take care of themselves. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2018-12-28 18:25 |
| #4 Trump showing hate towards Israel is probably designed to drive Democrats into a deep loving relationship with Israel. Orange-man love Saudi’s and hates Israel? Happy Hannikah! |
| Posted by: Rjschwarz 2018-12-28 15:50 |
| #3 don't have all the demoncrats trying to hang every serviceman that defends themselves Oh, they have plenty of muzz loving progressives... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-12-28 11:24 |
| #2 I would agree. Israel is better at playing in their own back yard, have better ROE, and don't have all the demoncrats trying to hang every serviceman that defends themselves. Give Israel all the ammo it needs and tell them to go nuts. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-12-28 10:22 |
| #1 they have better ROE, too |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-12-28 10:17 |