Democrats approve $18 Billion arms sale to 'Israel' including 50 F-15s
"Regarding the funding, it is important to note that the report stressed that the weaponry, often paid for over many years, is "largely financed by the more than $3.3 billion in US taxpayer funds Washington provides Israel every year.""
The deal for the 50 US-made F-15...is expected to heavily bolster the Israeli Air Force's long-range offensive capabilities."
We're basically donating these at taxpayer expense. The American public gets forced into funding this genocide and the US defense contractors get paid. I'd rather have that $18b go towards decreasing the chances of H5N1 become a pandemic, and mitigating it if it does. In fact, I'd rather spend $18b on almost anything else the US federal government spends money on than bombs and jets for Israel.
@NotImpressed@palestine how many freaking fighter jets does Israel need when their "enemies" have no airforce, no navy, no tanks, no artillery, no real air defense and not an army?
How much of that will be paid by American taxpayers into the pocket of US weapon makers?
A money future generation of Americans have to pay because US is almost bankrupt.