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2005-04-21 Africa: North

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Posted by Fred 2005-04-21 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is the peace that America has been buying for $2bil/year.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-04-21 6:43:52 AM|| 2005-04-21 6:43:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It's the inflation TW, back in '76 we got a pretty good piece for 2 billion.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-21 6:14:35 PM|| 2005-04-21 6:14:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't we pay these Egyptian c***s**k*rs about $4B a year to have normal relations with Israel? Haven't we been doing it since Jimmy Carter? We might find it more advantageous to take that money and spend it securing our borders.

Posted by RWV 2005-04-21 8:08:48 PM|| 2005-04-21 8:08:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sorry. For some reason I didn't see your comments before I ranted. My numbers are wrong as well. From the Washington Post: Aid is central to Washington's relationship with Cairo. The US has provided Egypt with $1.3 billion a year in military aid since 1979, and an average of $815 million a year in economic assistance. All told, Egypt has received over $50 billion in US largesse since 1975
In a previous life, I had occasion to watch how the Egyptians pour the US aid down various ratholes, including them building M1 tanks that never make it out of their factory.

Posted by RWV 2005-04-21 8:23:03 PM|| 2005-04-21 8:23:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Sorry. For some reason I didn't see your comments before I ranted. My numbers are wrong as well. From the Washington Post: Aid is central to Washington's relationship with Cairo. The US has provided Egypt with $1.3 billion a year in military aid since 1979, and an average of $815 million a year in economic assistance. All told, Egypt has received over $50 billion in US largesse since 1975
In a previous life, I had occasion to watch how the Egyptians pour the US aid down various ratholes, including them building M1 tanks that never make it out of their factory.

Posted by RWV 2005-04-21 8:23:58 PM|| 2005-04-21 8:23:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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