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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Bush seeks $200m in funding for PA
2008-05-04
As international donors met in London to provide aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, US President George W. Bush included $200 million in funding for the PA as part of a supplemental budget request sent to Congress on Friday.

Included in Bush's request for money for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, he asked for $50 million to "train, equip, and garrison Palestinian Authority Security Forces," as well as another $150m. for "urgent budget support" for the PA as part of America's general economic assistance.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Easy enough for Congress to elide from the bill if they but had a brain amongst them.
Posted by: RWV   2008-05-04 15:44  

#7  Indeed, JFM. It's not real money, like in the olden days of, say, 2007. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2008-05-04 14:56  

#6  Fortunately it is 200 million of 2008 dollars.
Posted by: JFM   2008-05-04 14:06  

#5  How about giving it to Americans?
Posted by: Crolusing tse Tung2778   2008-05-04 13:35  

#4  Direct deposit to who's numbered account in Bern?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-05-04 08:46  

#3  OK, OK---maybe I'm being unfair. After all, USA already spent hundred of billions on infrastructure & local militaries buildup in Iraq & Afghanistan. Not to mention funding various Muzzi "countries" with smaller sums for decades.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-05-04 06:56  

#2  Bringing the idea of "cultivating your enemies" to new heights.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-05-04 06:52  

#1  Um; No.
Posted by: USN,Ret.   2008-05-04 00:12  

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