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I bet you didn't know these facts

Reader comment on item: Who Gets the Most U.S. Foreign Aid?

Submitted by yb (Israel), Sep 19, 2013 at 17:04

Israel is required to spend nearly 80% of the financial aid it's getting from the U.S. on American companies (buying mosty military related stuff of course), thus creating many jobs.

In addition, we must not forget that Israel gives the U.S. in return for that money: 1. International support for its actions. 2 Military support 3. Cooperation on intelligence gathering 4. Economic relations

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Thanks for the excellent research [18 words]NatMar 11, 2014 19:41213749
1Foreign Aid [45 words]William ThurmanSep 22, 2013 18:08209943
1I bet you didn't know these facts [63 words]ybSep 19, 2013 17:04209892
Israel will get what the United States paid for. [79 words]LynnAug 1, 2013 08:02208695
Better use for money [99 words]David W. LincolnJul 25, 2013 13:20208492

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