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Obama to offer financial aid to Arab world
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 19.05.11, 08:29
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1. Dirtbags - Filthy Oil Rich and getting US workers money
Josh   (05.19.11)
Nothing short of treason. Obama did enough to help scare the markets and falsly justify iflated oil prices, but now he gives hard earned US woker money to the Arabs? They have enough money. Obama knows nothing about middle east culture. It's like something he read about on a matchbook cover.
2. now the americans will stop claiming that israelies takes
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all their TAXES. This was clearly inaccuratebefore, and now the money going to assist the Arabswill be disproportionate and much higher than the money goes to israel.
3. Like Netanyahu said: reward to terrorism
justin austin   (05.19.11)
American Tax will now go to the Arabs. I hope AMERICANS will hate them for it as much as they hate Israel or even more....
4. OBAMA IS VERY STUPID!! THE US IS IN 14 TRILLION IN DEBT
GLENN ,   YUCAIPA,USA   (05.19.11)
BECAUSE OF HIS RADICAL SOCIALIST SPENDING AND HE IS SENDING FINACIAL AID TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES! ALOT OF AMERICANS KNOW THAT A CHUNK OF THE BILLION IN AID WILL FUNNEL TO HAMAS-FATAH TO SUPPORT THEIR BATTLE AGAINST ISRAEL.MY HANDS ARE WASH.I DIDNT DARE VOTE FOR OBAMA,BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!
5. 25 billion from US to arab & muslim countries every year
Jordan ,   Is Palestine   (05.19.11)
thats taxpayer money. i can only hope this time around its money spent better....
6. 2 Billion $ 0nly for EGYPT!!!
sandra ,   UK   (05.19.11)
How will the new regim use it? i think it wiser to make sure first they are not killing any more Cristians and then give them the money.
7. Americans should be outraged.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (05.19.11)
More tax-payer money down the toilet. I just read a Wall Street Journal article about the rising cost of wheat & it's impact on the Middle-East. The article failed to mention rising demand from Asia. So, now America (which is going broke) will be paying to feed the failed countries of the Arab world. Let's ask an obvious question. Does money buy you love? In the Middle-East, money doesn't even buy you like, forget love. America & the West in general are observing an old custom - paying tribute to the barbarians. Obama thinks he can make nice & the Islamists will like America. Give them money, sacrifice Israel, and all will be well. Sounds a lot like appeasement, Neville Chamberlain style. We all know how ell that worked out.
8. The make-believe world of Obama policy.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (05.19.11)
Evidently, American foreign policy is based on fairy tales & fantasy. This sounds like policy makers in Washington are living in some alternate universe in another dimension, not here on Earth. This is rhetoric disconnected from reality. Iran is on it's way to nuclear weapons. Syria is butchering it's citizens & threatening war with Israel Egypt is on it's way to becoming an Islamic Republic, with power-sharing between a Nasserite military & the Muslim Brotherhood. Lebanon is captive of Hezbollah, a proxy of Syria & Iran. Turkey is steadily moving towards Islamism & away from the West. Saudi Arabia & the Gulf States are enraged at Obama's policies. Further afield, Pakistan is becoming ever more dangerous & unstable. American policy is not just incoherent, it is de-stabilizing. For Israel to follow America's lead is totally nuts.
9. Arabs on welfare.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (05.19.11)
Soon, Obama will want to include them in his healthcare plan. And, enroll them for unemployment payments. And, let's not forget food stamps. How can America pay for this generosity? Easy, the Fed will just print more money.
10. I love it
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (05.19.11)
You've got to admire Obama. Americans will soon be unable to drive their cars or buy enough food because of the high price of oil. Instead of solving the problem, Obama now wants to waste money on the Arab world on top of the billions he wastes on stupid military adventures in Afghanistan and Libya. And by the way: if Americans are giving Israel financial aid, please stop immediately. We don't want it.
11. Obama subsidizes the Muslim Brotherhood.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (05.19.11)
Basically, that's the result of Obama's foreign policy in the Middle-East. From country to country, Obama is on the side of radical Islam. Take Egypt as an example. Does anyone seriously doubt a Muslim Brotherhood take-over? The next president will likely be Amr Moussa, an anti-Israel, anti-American demagogue dependant on the Muslim Brotherhood. This means that the Israel/Egypt peace treaty is dead. This means that Egypt will give support to Hamas. Egypt is already warming up to Iran. Christians are being increasingly persecuted in the new democratic Egypt. Does this sound like being in America's interest?
12. He is just a symptom of American decline.
tanya ,   tel aviv israel   (05.19.11)
I won't be surprised if he is reelected, altough it doesn't matter that much. The damage done by him is irreversable.
13. Wasting money on a bad investment. Glad I'm not a taxpayer.
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (05.19.11)
Wow, if I had to pay taxes so that Uncle Sam could piss them away on a lost cause - well, I'd be pretty upset. But then again, I'm not a Yank and I don't pay taxes there, so who am I to criticize Obama for throwing hard-earned American tax money down Arab toilets? And #5 is right - while the Jew-haters will cry "oh, but look at the billions Israel gets", the truth is that America already pisses away more than $20 billion every year on the Arabs (including almost a $billion on the Palestinians). And you don't get better financial management in any kind of Arab dictatorship unless you get rid of the dictatorship. Obama isn't doing that. So the plan is doomed to failure before a penny is spent. Yea, if I were a Yank taxpayer I'd be pretty upset that he's putting the USA into more debt in order to bribe Arabs.
14. $14,025,215,218,708.52. do you know what is this figure?
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (05.19.11)
Since 2011, the National Debt stood at $14,025,215,218,708.52. $14 Trillions debts! and Obama-binladin is buying America into Arab League as the No. 24 Arab State??? (else why is he giving out money like nobody business?)
15. America
mat ,   usa   (05.19.11)
the generous spirit of the American nation is an inspiration to the world.
16. Terry's Welfare Money
phil   (05.19.11)
Would you like to return to the US taxpayer your portion of the €3 billion welfare payment that Israel gets each year?
17. Bernard Madoff "took" $18 billion
Sue ,   USA   (05.19.11)
18. Those yanks sure are generous...
Tahl   (05.19.11)
For a country whose economy is in dire straits. I can understand investing in places where you can see dividends, but in extremist Muslim thugocracies? Methinks this money would be better spent on their domestic woes. For their sake, I sure hope the yanks know what they're doing here. Obama is either a true visionary, or a true fool. BTW, I wonder what Lara Logan would think of this?
19. this makes me proud to be an American!
Mary ,   Texas   (05.19.11)
20. Oh, this won't be popular
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.19.11)
The economy of the United States has not yet recovered. Why not ask the Saudis or Kuwaitis to take care of their brother Arabs? They've got plenty of cash -- and they keep on jacking up the price of oil, so revenues are not exactly a problem.
21. Sickening aid to the dark forces
Brod ,   USA   (05.19.11)
Obama is either sick or a closeted Islamist-Jihadist to think of wasting American resources help the belligerent Arab Islamist-Jihadists in the Middle East that are hellbent on the destruction of Israel-America's only friend and ally in the region.
22. Screw the American people and give $$ to your Arab friend???
OMG ,   US   (05.19.11)
The American economy is in a shambles, people have no jobs and you want to give money to filthy rich Arabs? WHAT THE??????????
23. Obama is buying, not spending .
Nora Tel Aviv   (05.19.11)
The Arab uprising needs money. Money buys influence. Influence buys access to oil, ports, exports, military , ideological etc pay-backs. The race is on: The US, EU, Russia, China, Saudia...but specially Iran ...all are interested to "buy" nfluence in the Arab world. Wouldn`t you try if you were Obama?
24. Obama now has USA in 14 Trillion debt.
Moragh   (05.19.11)
Not one gramm of sense does Obama posess. It is so obvious how desperate he is to bring America to its knees. How that muslim obama is stil in the White House I will never understand. And I used to think America was a strong and sober country. Well, that was "one time" - unfortunately with obama at the helm the good days for the USA are gone!
25. This LUNATIC ruins America with purpose
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (05.19.11)
and wants his brothers in faith to succeed against the unfaithful....Obama = the REAL Osama...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
26. Never mind folks...I will bring the down-
Master Obumma ,   the dark side   (05.19.11)
fall of the evil American empire....hehehehehe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27. #15, mat....????Do you feel well...?????
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (05.19.11)
Oh...you were joking...LOL
28. Intolerance
Chaim ,   Canada   (05.19.11)
So will Obama push these countries to lose the Islamic bigotry against Jews and Christians. Will they be allowed to build churches and preach to Moslems without fear of reprisal, imprisoning and persecution? I doubt it. This is a failed policy from a failed president. US needs new direction because its current leadership is lacking foresight and falling prey to the Islamist agenda. Question is why?
29. America's Broke
Dan ,   Titusville, FL   (05.19.11)
America is broke but Obama is still spending money we do not have driving us further toward insolvency. Now Obama wants to fund worldwide Islamic terrorism. The man is an institutional menace.
30. Muslims Want Sharia Law, NOT Democracy!
Robert Blum ,   New York USA   (05.19.11)
Freedom is a different concept from democracy! If the revolters in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, etc. really want to emulate democracy they would not be screaming for Israeli and Jewish blood; for war! They would be screaming to be LIKE Israel! They want freedomm to destroy Israel and freedom to emulate the Muslim Brotherhood, which is the foundation of Hamas and its Charter that demands the annihilation of Israel and every Jew world-wide. They are the Al Qaida who Obama supports in Libya, that is revolting against Gaddafi. Obama and his coalition label Assad a "reformer". They won't attack him militarily, because Obama and the EU's greater goal is the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel. They do not want to destroy Assad, which in turn destroys Iran's proxy, Hesbullah and weakens Hamas and Iran, which Obama needs to attack and destroy, Chas V'Shalom, Israel.
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