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originally posted by: thesaneone
I love how everyone gets mad that the U.S helps Israel but not one of you hypocrites complain when Hamas receives money or weapons.
originally posted by: thesaneone
a reply to: CaticusMaximus
What does that prove?
I see one kid sitting on a hood.
Israel wants peace.
originally posted by: thesaneone
a reply to: CaticusMaximus
What does that prove?
I see one kid sitting on a hood.
originally posted by: thesaneone
a reply to: samsamm9
I'm all for peace but
You are not for peace.
originally posted by: glend
Cost so far:
The U.S. has kicked in money for Israel to develop and purchase the Iron Dome batteries, with the Obama administration pledging $205 million in 2010 and, citing the success of the program, authorizing a further $211 million in 2013.
In March, the U.S. government, through its Missile Defense Agency, promised an immediate transfer of $429 million in funding for the Iron Dome. The immediate transfer is in addition to the $3.1 billion in assistance that the U.S. provides Israel. The new deal will also see the U.S. gain “significant co-production opportunities.”
Source
Latest request is asking for additional 225 Million Dollars
originally posted by: voyger2
a reply to: MarlinGrace
Why don't you post the 3 billions dollars per year of aid to israeli terrorist nation. Or is it more? Israel is coward and terrorists that use disproportionate force to murder Palestinians civilians at refugee UN schools.
My country defines Hamas as a terror organization, of course they give Israel more money they are considered an ally by my country, and Hamas takes great pleasure in attacking our ally and makes no bones about eliminating every israeli there is.
Of course they use disproportionate force what military doesn't when they have it? Isn't that the whole idea of having a strong military so when someone attacks you they learn a lesson quickly it wasn't such a smart idea? Some people are just slow learners.
This is terrorists israeli payback to world, with complements of the white-house.
You should have learned 70 years ago. Don't wait for flowers as reward of these actions!!!
I think you're describing payback to Hamas not the world. What we learned 70 years ago is what Hamas hasn't learned today, it takes superior firepower to conquer a country and its government.
There is no venom in my voice, no hatred in my heart about this conflict, only the wonder of tactical lunacy displayed by Hamas. The only logical conclusion for me is this is a war of propaganda, with zero chance of winning.
originally posted by: Granite
a reply to: Hellas
It is obvious you have HUGE hatred of all Christians in the world. They are under attack by ISIS, al Qaeda in all of Middle East...do you care less about their plight?
originally posted by: Flint2011
a reply to: Hellas
The US has financed every aspect of the Iron Dome from what I have read. Yet the US has no direct access to the technologies. It's just one big extortion racket so far as I can tell.
originally posted by: MarlinGrace
I still cannot grasp the concept of attacking someone with an incredibly more powerful military than yours, then complaining you're getting your ass handed to you. There is the old adage of having military strength so powerful you are not going to be challenged, apparently some people don't get that. At some point you begin to think they insist on having their citizens die, for their foolish tactical decisions.
If they just didn't shoot rockets into Israel we wouldn't be having these on going threads of how horrible the Israelis are for protecting themselves.
originally posted by: CrikeyMagnet
originally posted by: MarlinGrace
I still cannot grasp the concept of attacking someone with an incredibly more powerful military than yours, then complaining you're getting your ass handed to you. There is the old adage of having military strength so powerful you are not going to be challenged, apparently some people don't get that. At some point you begin to think they insist on having their citizens die, for their foolish tactical decisions.
If they just didn't shoot rockets into Israel we wouldn't be having these on going threads of how horrible the Israelis are for protecting themselves.
I think there's a fundamental right to self-determination and a right to life that you are missing, or just ignoring. Of course they're going to attack the people who have them under siege. It would be the same for you if you had military forces surrounding you and pressuring you by denying the basic necessities for life. You either sit back and take it, and die eventually from malnutrition, disease, internal violence or "stepping too close to a fence".... or you fight back, and maybe survive, or maybe make life better for someone else in your family after you're gone. Or maybe your whole family was already destroyed by these barbarous tactics, and the only thing you see now is revenge.
You can't bomb peoples will to survive out of existence unless you kill them all... but you can feed it, and make it more desperate that way.
originally posted by: Flint2011
a reply to: MarlinGrace
I forget where I read it as it's been a couple years and it could be false but the material stated that US Military insiders and there ilk have been trying to obtain the tech for sometime but are kept at a distance from any specs. Also it said that there observations show that the Iron Dome was far superior to anything the US and other Nations have in there possession at current. Funding for it has been provided with the intent of obtaining access to it from what I read a couple years ago. How much of that is true is a question in itself of course.