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U.S. gives Egypt 1.5 BILLION
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<blockquote data-quote="Dale00" data-source="post: 1766194" data-attributes="member: 688"><p>I have conflicting feelings about foreign aid for Egypt. As you imply, we citizens do not have the whole picture of what the situation is there and why it may be in our interest to send them military and other aid. </p><p></p><p>One reason is to benefit U.S. businesses who are almost always the required supplier of the goods being sent. Another is to buy influence. Perhaps the pro-US side needs continued U.S. support to stand up to the radical Islamists. Another may be the pipe dream of helping create prosperity so that poverty is eliminated and war less likely. Historically we appear to have had a series of U.S. Presidents who "bought" Middle Eastern peace accords between the U.S. and Egypt using these massive aid programs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dale00, post: 1766194, member: 688"] I have conflicting feelings about foreign aid for Egypt. As you imply, we citizens do not have the whole picture of what the situation is there and why it may be in our interest to send them military and other aid. One reason is to benefit U.S. businesses who are almost always the required supplier of the goods being sent. Another is to buy influence. Perhaps the pro-US side needs continued U.S. support to stand up to the radical Islamists. Another may be the pipe dream of helping create prosperity so that poverty is eliminated and war less likely. Historically we appear to have had a series of U.S. Presidents who "bought" Middle Eastern peace accords between the U.S. and Egypt using these massive aid programs. [/QUOTE]
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