Obama: U.S. Will Provide Jordan With $200 Million Aid Package For Syrian Refugees

[Purveyor]

By Agence France-Presse
Friday, March 22, 2013 23:08 EDT

US President Barack Obama announced at a Friday press conference in Amman an aid package of $200 million for Jordan to help the kingdom care for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.

President Barack Obama says his administration is working with Congress to provide Jordan with an additional $200 million in aid this year.

Jordan’s economic troubles have been made worse by the influx of more than 450,000 refugees fleeing the civil war across the border in neighboring Syria.

The Syrians are crowding refugee camps in Jordan and overwhelming aid agencies run by the important U.S. ally in the Middle East.

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. Ahem!

I didn't think we were supposed to afford this. Cutting local programs here in the US yet giving money to the Syrians?

[Horse with no Name]

6. I am becoming quite the protectionist

When we are doing well as a country I can certainly justify that helping other countries is something we should do. But when we are kicking children out of Head Start, taking away Food Stamps, closing schools....etc....I certainly do not see how we can afford to send money to the children of other countries when our children are doing without.

[99Forever]

2. How about a $200 million aid package...

... for struggling Americans, Mr President?

I guess charity no longer begins at home.

I want out.

[dipsydoodle]

3. Please repost when it actually occurs.

To take what form ?

$1.8 billion was promised to Haiti.

US pledge to rebuild Haiti not being met. http://news.yahoo.com/us-pledge-rebuild-haiti-not-being-met-170346036.html

[DrDan]

4. not sure which is worse - to

pledge the funds and deliver . . . or pledge the funds and not deliver

[ChoppinBroccoli]

5. Outrageous!

Michael Jordan doesn't need any financial help!

What?

[TwilightGardener]

7. I don't have a problem with this--don't think we should intervene militarily,

but we should at least help an ally deal with the crisis.

[Arctic Dave]

8. Stop helping the extremist and the problem goes away.

Viola.

No money needed.

[indepat]

9. 'pukes will have no problem with $200 million aid to Jordan so long as social security and

Medicare benefits are cut by a like amount.

[bike man]

10. How nice! I'm sure the elderly, uninsured, unemployed, and homeless in the US

who may not get the medicines, health care, food, and/or shelter they need will be happy to read about this.