Obama asks Congress for money for Israel

[Kuya]

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/am...713367443.html

Barack Obama, the US president, has asked Congress for $205m to help Israel speed up construction of a new short-range anti-missile defence system, White House aides have said.

The so-called "Iron Dome" project is designed to intercept rockets and artillery shells from the Gaza Strip and neighbouring Lebanon.

The money would come in addition to annual US assistance to Israel

"The president recognises the threat missiles and rockets fired by Hamas and Hezbollah pose to Israelis, and has therefore decided to seek funding from Congress to support the production of Israel's short range rocket defence system called Iron Dome," Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman, told reporters on Thursday.

"As the president has repeatedly said, our commitment to Israel's security is unshakable and our defence relationship is stronger than ever," Vietor said.

According to the US state department, US military aid to Israel in 2009 totalled $2.55bn. This will increase to $3bn in 2012, and will total $3.15bn a year from 2013 to 2018.

Do i need to say anything? Considering what has happened in the last few months, let this speak for itself.

[archibaldcrane]

Do we recognize the threat that missiles fired by the US and allies have on Pakistan yet?

Where's their Iron Dome at?

[Rhinox]

Doesn't surprise me.


They already shit on the rest of the world by not signing the Non-nuclear proliferation act yet they don't get the same cold shoulder we give North Korea.

[Zoolander]

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/54/facepalm.jpg

Ugh, gotta be fuckin kidding me. When will it stop.

[Meat]

Even i think this is crap and unnecessary. It costs like $500 to build a qassam rocket and 40k for an intercept missile. We have an airforce for a reason, just bomb launch sites.
I imagine obama intends to incorporate the iron dome on American soil, that's why he's pushing for it to be completed? was the nautilus ever used in america?

[Edgie]

Inb4 Its cheaper to glass their enemies, than to help them defend themselves from them.


Edit: lol nvm posted too late.

[Pirian]

You're all antisemitic!

[archibaldcrane]

Even i think this is crap and unnecessary.

Holy shit.

[pohibaba]

His chief of staff has Israeli dual-citizenship. Did anyone ever think that his administration was going to be rational and fair about this issue?

[Baelorn]

Fuck Israel

[Edgie]

Im more anti raise my taxes, than anything else.

[archibaldcrane]

His chief of staff has Israeli dual-citizenship. Did anyone ever think that his administration was going to be rational and fair about this issue?

He did pretty much what I've expected - weakly put up a fight of words about settlements, got called anti-semitic, said "fuck it" and is now in line with the last 50 years of U.S. policy.

[archibaldcrane]

Im more anti raise my taxes, than anything else.

Well, you're in good hands there at least:
Tax bills in 2009 at lowest level since 1950

[Artful Dodger]

Well, you're in good hands there at least:
Tax bills in 2009 at lowest level since 1950

"Federal, state and local income taxes consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports"

was that before or after they took 28% of my income? fuck that article in the mouth

[archibaldcrane]

"Federal, state and local income taxes consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports"

was that before or after they took 28% of my income? fuck that article in the mouth

You should become a more Artful Dodger of your tax liability.

*ba dum ching*

[archibaldcrane]

"Federal, state and local income taxes consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports"

was that before or after they took 28% of my income? fuck that article in the mouth

Wait, so you're saying you aren't one of the 47% of Americans who paid $0 in federal income taxes last year?

[Headspace]

How can I make this issue about me?

[Meat]

tell me about your family in sderot

[Pirian]

Wait did Archi just quote the same thing twice with two different comments? rofl

[Demosthenes11]

so far obama has been a conservative's wet dream

except for the whole being black thing