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Israel does spend a lot of money on American goods though. In fact it spends a lot of American money on American goods[0] in the form of "foreign aid" which is
by Y_Y 5y ago
Israel does spend a lot of money on American goods though. In fact it spends a lot of American money on American goods[0] in the form of "foreign aid" which is earmarked for US military hardware. It would be a shame to upset that relationship. /s
[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/57170576 https://www.bbc.com/news/57170576
- arcticbull 5y agoIf the crux of the argument is it "would be a shame for America to miss out on giving money to Israel to give back to America" you can kind of short-circuit that and just have America give the money to America, maybe in some sort of big infrastructure bill with a fancy name like Build Back Bigly, or something like that, idk.
- netizen-936824 5y agoYea but then we miss out on a step. Less steps = less middlemen = less people leeching to become rich Won't you think of the MBAs!
- cies 5y agoThis misses some detailing: > America to miss out on giving money to Israel to give back to America America[n tax payers] to miss out on giving money [as charitable aid] to [the apartheid regime controlling] Israel to [spend it at] America[n weapons manufacturers]. And in that case it becomes clear why directly from taxpayers to weapons manufacturers is not going to fly: it's too obvious and does not put the weapons where they can be (ab)used!
- arcticbull 5y agoAre you familiar with the defense budget? ;)
- throwaway19937 5y agoGiving foreign aid instead of spending the money directly allows circumventing WTO rules about subsidizing your products. The book The Dictator's Handbook discusses this in detail.
- raxxorrax 5y agoIt is a simple way to subsidize US military industry but hiding it as foreign aid. Israel has a lot of critics that are plainly against its existence, but that does not justify banning any dissent.
- pauldenton 5y agoCanada spends even more on American goods. America is Canada's biggest trade partner. The same cannot be said of Israel. Where's the anti disparagement clause for Canadians?
- hoppyhoppy2 5y agoThis was a reaction to the "Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions" movement around Israel; I'm not aware of any similar boycott of Canada. So I get what you're saying, but it's a different situation. If there was an organized movement to boycott Canadian goods, I bet you would see reactions like this popping up to proclaim support for Canada.