House Republicans on Thursday approved a $14.3 billion aid package for Israel, setting the stage for a fierce showdown with the Democrats in the Senate and White House who have savaged the GOP bill…
I’m not sure where you think the money goes, but buying munitions from American companies and shipping them elsewhere doesn’t take money out of the country. Moreover, this is probably a handy way to get rid of old military stockpiles. “Here, have these last-gen rockets. They cost $x. Meanwhile, we will buy current-gen rockets for $x for ourselves. And now we can (rightly) say we donated $x to the war.”
Whoops, didn’t see this was for Israel. While I don’t agree with their stance, the financial principles still apply.
I’m not sure where you think the money goes, but buying munitions from American companies and shipping them elsewhere doesn’t take money out of the country. Moreover, this is probably a handy way to get rid of old military stockpiles. “Here, have these last-gen rockets. They cost $x. Meanwhile, we will buy current-gen rockets for $x for ourselves. And now we can (rightly) say we donated $x to the war.”Whoops, didn’t see this was for Israel. While I don’t agree with their stance, the financial principles still apply.
@GreyEyedGhost @Nster908 those last generation rockets and bombs are a donation to the military industrial complex like Raytheon, and there’s actual funds that goes towards the State Owned Enterprise of Rafael Advance Defense System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Advanced_Defense_Systems?wprov=sfla1
Why can’t the US nationalize our military contractors like Israel has? Right, because tax payers work for them and not the other way around.