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"The U.S. gives Israel a WHOLE LOT of money and support. Why?" –Ken
► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/0XFnV
CORRECTION: At 7:11 I say that the U.S. has a base in Egypt. That's not really true. The U.S. has a small military presence there -- about 250 soldiers for various purposes -- but it's not a base in the conventional sense.
ADDITION: I should've gotten into this a bit more, but a large majority -- about 75% -- of the military assistance that the U.S. gives Israel isn't cash, but grants that must be spent 100% on American-made equipment. So in a way it's also a subsidy to U.S. defense contractors. Also, virtually every other country is required to spend 100% of their grants on U.S. weapons.
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By Ken LaCorte"The U.S. gives Israel a WHOLE LOT of money and support. Why?" –Ken
► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/0XFnV
CORRECTION: At 7:11 I say that the U.S. has a base in Egypt. That's not really true. The U.S. has a small military presence there -- about 250 soldiers for various purposes -- but it's not a base in the conventional sense.
ADDITION: I should've gotten into this a bit more, but a large majority -- about 75% -- of the military assistance that the U.S. gives Israel isn't cash, but grants that must be spent 100% on American-made equipment. So in a way it's also a subsidy to U.S. defense contractors. Also, virtually every other country is required to spend 100% of their grants on U.S. weapons.
FOLLOW KEN: 🐘
► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com
► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte
► Business Inquiries: [email protected]