ryoder 1,399 #1 August 8, 2013 Because the aid is in fact a subsidy to US defense contractors: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/08/08/209878158/egypt-may-not-need-fighter-jets-but-u-s-keeps-sending-them-anyway"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #2 August 8, 2013 Eisenhower said they'd be days like this.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #3 August 8, 2013 'Hower said there'll be days like this there'll be days like this, 'Hower said ('Hower said, 'Hower said) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,351 #4 August 9, 2013 Well, we had the "Banana Republics" where we put pretty horrific governments into place to satisfy the United Fruit Company. We put the Shah in Iran because we didn't like the democratically elected government (1953). We assassinated the elected president of Chile because we didn't like him. Why shouldn't we do the same damned thing in Egypt?"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bertt 0 #5 August 9, 2013 Quote"There's no conceivable scenario in which they'd need all those tanks short of an alien invasion," Shana Marshall of the Institute of Middle East Studies at George Washington University, told me. There you have it. Tanks and planes pre-positioned in the Middle East to head off the coming alien invasion. Do you have your stockpile of canned food and green-tipped bullets?You don't have to outrun the bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
