AMB GORDON SONDLAND: America's aid to Israel isn't charity — it's a bargain for US security
Every few years, Americans ask the same question: Why do we send billions of dollars to Israel?Given a national debt approaching $40 trillion and an annual defense budget of roughly $1 trillion, it is a fair question. Every dollar spent overseas deserves scrutiny.
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Every few years, Americans ask the same question: Why do we send billions of dollars to Israel?Given a national debt approaching $40 trillion and an annual defense budget of roughly $1 trillion, it is a fair question. Every dollar spent overseas deserves scrutiny. But the debate almost always focuses on one side of the ledger—what America gives Israel—while largely ignoring the other: what America receives in return.That is the wrong way to evaluate any investment.THE US-ISRAEL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE – PARTNERSHIP, NOT CHARITYBefore making my case, let me disclose my own perspective. I am a cultural Jew, but not a practicing one.
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- Every few years, Americans ask the same question: Why do we send billions of dollars to Israel?Given a national debt approaching $40 trillion and an annual defense budget of roughly $1 trillion, it is a fair question. Every dollar spent overseas deserves scrutiny.
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AMB GORDON SONDLAND: America's aid to Israel isn't charity — it's a bargain for US security
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