"The question for the Obama administration.....

[yoyo]

.......Congress and, in the end, perhaps the American public, is: Given present economic problems, should the United States supply the money to make up for reductions the Israelis are making in their own defense budget?"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/united-states-needs-to-reevaluate-its-assistance-to-israel/2011/10/15/gIQAK5XksL_print.html

[pbal]

Maybe they could funnel the Fast and Furious proceeds to the Israelis. Somebody call Ollie.

[Wiener]

Why not we give billions if not trillions to the IMF. We give Pakistan and other nations that are supplying the terrorists money with which to supply them so it makes complete sense (in some world) that we should give Israel money to defend against our other money.