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John Kerry Releases $250m In US Aid To Egypt As Reward For Political Reforms [View all] Purveyor Mar 2013 OP

How come that money isnt being spent on improving things like the roads here in the US? cstanleytech Mar 2013 #1

+1,000,000,000,000 Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Mar 2013 #7

I hear New Orleans needs a new water treatment plant. PuffedMica Mar 2013 #12

If you really want to know... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #17

Agreed Liberalynn Mar 2013 #30

I think the $250 Million was part of the $450 million in developmental and humanitarian aid mpcamb Mar 2013 #34

"releases" Fuck you AP ...release my fart gas ...PFFFFFT ! L0oniX Mar 2013 #2

The entire State Department budget including ALL foreign aid and all the money needed to run the karynnj Mar 2013 #3

So what you are saying donnasgirl Mar 2013 #4

That is not at all what I am saying karynnj Mar 2013 #9

I am not being arrogant donnasgirl Mar 2013 #11

The point where you are being arrogant is where you say that I personally do not care for people karynnj Mar 2013 #15

If i implied that donnasgirl Mar 2013 #16

Apology accepted - and I do very much share your frustration with the direction karynnj Mar 2013 #29

I'm hearing you. 1983law Mar 2013 #27

You should watch... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #18

Thank you Yvonne donnasgirl Mar 2013 #19

I agree people are hurting. That's the case... YvonneCa Mar 2013 #23

Oh brother,this money spent now benefits all of us in the long run. wisteria Mar 2013 #25

wisteria donnasgirl Mar 2013 #28

The two are not really one or the other karynnj Mar 2013 #31

War machine enabling ...nice. There's always excuses for war money when they are all wittled down... L0oniX Mar 2013 #5

I said the opposite - that diplomacy - with less than 1% of the budget - could avoid war. karynnj Mar 2013 #8

Talk about a country holding the US hostage roxy1234 Mar 2013 #10

Exactly. And the percent that we spend on foreign aid is a fraction of what Europe provides and pampango Mar 2013 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Purveyor Mar 2013 #6

Tough times call for tough measures... Earth_First Mar 2013 #13

I would rather it 840high Mar 2013 #14

We can't afford the money fujiyama Mar 2013 #20

R u FREAKING kidding me? NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2013 #21

Fucking disgusting MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #24

Th comments here show how uninformed many are to what foreign policy is and what good it does in the wisteria Mar 2013 #26

wisteria, uninformed donnasgirl Mar 2013 #32

No YOU are wrong. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #37

You can suck my dirty feet donnasgirl Mar 2013 #39

"Our people" matter more than "their people". Us vs. Them. It's not just for republicans anymore. pampango Mar 2013 #41

Many here in the US suffer, but many others in foreign countires suffer more. wisteria Mar 2013 #38

Charity donnasgirl Mar 2013 #40

Charity begins at home, but it does not end there. "Now is not the time." pampango Mar 2013 #42

The point of this John2 Mar 2013 #33

The US government did NOT choose the government in Egypt karynnj Mar 2013 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Mar 2013 #35