bud Posted January 28, 2011 Report Posted January 28, 2011 enter israeli lobby's newest target, mr. rand paul: WASHINGTON -- Tea party-backed Republican Sen. Rand Paul favors cutting U.S. aid to Israel as part of a deficit-driven effort to slash government spending by $500 billion this year, drawing criticism from Democrats and Republicans who argue the U.S. must be unwavering in its support for the longtime Mideast ally. this will be interesting as rand paul is known as one of the grassroots leaders of the tea party. at the same time, the mainstream republicans who favour military spending and the unconditional support for israel, like palin and her gang at foxnews have been quite successful in pulling the tea party movement into their corner. a possible clash of agendas is approaching. Quote http://whoprofits.org/
bud Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Posted January 28, 2011 (edited) link The agreement calls for $3.1 billion in U.S. funds to Israel over a five-year period beginning with the next budget. Last November, Vice President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and told the Jewish Federation of North America that the Obama administration "represents an unbroken chain in American leaders who have understood this critical strategic relationship.". The steadfast support for Israel is widespread in Congress and Paul's proposal is certain to face strong opposition. In a fresh example of that support, six senior members of the House sent a letter to President Barack Obama imploring him to promise a veto of a pending U.N. resolution that condemns Israel and urging him to pressure Palestinian leaders to negotiate directly with Israel. Signing the letter were House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.; House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; Foreign Affairs Chairwoman Ilena Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.; the panel's top Democrat, Rep. Howard Berman of California, and the heads of the committee's subcommittee on the Middle East, Reps. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio and Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y. i'm certain that a smear campaign will begin soon, headed by the above to try to marginalize him. Edited January 29, 2011 by bud Quote http://whoprofits.org/
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