I am not a fan of any GOPer that has stupidity and is proud of that…..but on occasion I have heard one of these dullards say something that makes sense, at least to me…..
As ignorant as I believe MTG is she recently called for something that I could agree with and of necessary support….
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has said she will be introducing an amendment to remove $500 million in military aid for “nuclear-armed Israel” from the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), marking a rare acknowledgement of Israel’s nuclear weapons from a member of Congress.
The US has a policy of ambiguity toward Israel’s nuclear weapons program and does not acknowledge its existence or pressure Israel to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It’s estimated that Israel has somewhere between 90 and 300 nuclear weapons.
“I’m entering amendments to strike $500 million more for nuclear-armed Israel. And it’s important to say nuclear-armed Israel, because they do have nuclear weapons,” Greene told Steve Bannon on his “War Room” podcast.
“And we already give them $3.4 billion every single year in the state, from the State Department. $3.4 billion every single year. They don’t need another $500 million in our defense budget. That’s for the American people’s defense,” Greene added.
The US provides Israel with $3.8 billion in military aid each year under a memorandum of understanding signed between Israel and the Obama administration. Of that amount, $3.3 billion is provided through the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing program, and $500 billion goes toward missile defense through the Pentagon.
The US has also provided billions of dollars in additional military aid after October 7, 2023. According to Israeli media, the US has financed roughly 70% of Israel’s war-related military spending since then.
Greene went on to stress the importance of acknowledging Israel’s nuclear weapons. “And Israel, you can—nuclear-armed Israel, I think it’s really important to phrase it that way. Nuclear-armed Israel doesn’t need $500 million more from the American people. Our government just bombed Iran on their behalf and destroyed their nuclear,” she said.
(antiwar.com)
I agree…..stop enabling these thugs of the Middle East….for without the US they are nothing….and without the control they have on the media then the whole damn world would know just how brutal and barbarous they truly are…the media is their best tool in their struggle to prevent their atrocities coming to light.
I wish MTG gets signers for her amendment and maybe then the Israelis will be brought into the light and held responsible for the evil ways.
We can only hope.
Then another Right winger has made a statement that I have previously stated…..for those that hold dual citizenship and join the IDF without ever serving the US military should lose their citizenship….once they serve they have shown that Israel is their primary concern and not the US……and a person that I seldom agree with has made a similar statement….
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host and a leader in the Republican Party’s isolationist wing, said that Americans who previously served in the Israeli Defense Forces should have their U.S. citizenship revoked over concerns of dual loyalty. At the same time, he also criticized the Trump administration for trying to deport pro-Palestinian students who engaged in anti-Israel activity on campus.
“There are a lot of Americans who’ve served in the IDF — they should lose their citizenship,” Carlson said in a 45-minute speech on Saturday at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida. “You can’t fight for another country and remain an American, period.”
In a Q&A session after his remarks, Carlson also appeared to agree with an audience member that the Trump administration’s crackdown and deportation of pro-Palestinian students who engaged in anti-Israel activity is “totally outrageous.”
(forward.com)
These two ideas ought to get the naysayers up on their high horse.
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“lego ergo scribo”
It just goes to show that even the criminally insane can have their lucid moments. Many Israelis disagree with the IDF so they’re not all bad. Time someone brought down Netanyahu and his thugs and gave them rough justice. Hugs
So very true….I want to see how far this goes. chuq
Pro Palestinian students are not mere pro Palestinian. They seem more like a “death to Jews” movement and many sure don’t look like “students”. Military for Isreal ? Isreal is US foothold in the region and our presence ensures peace and a block against Russia and China as well. Their geopolitical intellegiance network is also a security necessity for them and US. Isreal give up nukes ? That would be suicidal. For me , as a Christian, Isreal has value for us as well. It’s where Jesus lived and died. Also as a Christian, it is very contradictory and unpleasant that nukes are a necessay reality against evil. Often overlooked is that Trump’s Abraham accords is not just a security matter for US and Arab states. These accords also have a desire to establish safety , inclusiveness and human rights for Palestinians.
Human rights for Palestinians? And you say that with a straight face. Because someone saw a sign degrading Jews does not mean that all we of the same mind….that is just a fearmongering tactic and probably a lie. On another point just because it is called the Holy Land is no reason to support barbarous acts. chuq
How would we prevent or even slightly curtail barbarous acts from Hamas, Hezbollah, Houdis, Iran and the others ? Interesting how you omit this horror. Yes, I do say human rights for Palestinians. They are a people lost in the milieu, in an endless search for an identity as a people with a place. So why isn’t the rest of the Islamic Arab world part of the solution for crafting an identity and a place ? Europeans have been doing that for Ukranian refugees. Seems rest of the Arab world doesn’t have any desire to rescue or even associate with the Palestinians. What Arab or Islamic nations would yield their own territry to create a Palestinian “place” ? What people of what country is willing to become displaced in order to create a place for others ? Of course the Gaza mess is an abominable tragedy but how else would Isreal have security until they cleared every inch of Gaza from terrorists and military installations ? Even if they could Iran looms on. Seems they had a “place” in underground tunnels to kidnap and torture hostages and several places from which to hit Isreal with over 250,000 rockets, ballistic m’s and drones. Yes, the Holy Land. However, remember it is a Holy Land for Christians, Jews and Muslims. Who do you posit is responsible for the desecration of this Holy Land ?
This national security is an excuse to commit the horrendous devastation…..So everyone else is destroying the ‘holy land’ but Israel….keep believing it is what Americans do to protect Israel from any sort of scrutiny. chuq
The “Holy Land” has a long history of barbarism and it is never going to change.
Does not justify Israel horrendous acts…..period chuq
Do not tell me about Israel’s Horrendous acts without mentioning the horrendous acts of October 7th by the other bunch that invaded and murdered innocent men, women and children. That bunch got almost what they deserved for their incursion, except that I do not believe Israel has gone far enough yet.
John you want to talk about the acts of Israel’s terrorist in the 50s? Me either innocent have not suffered enough…..they must do so the cleanse the way for the Israeli8 empire. chuq
I say that we need to give Israel all the support we can and we sure as hell do not need more MTGs in the congress…. we have enough of them as it is and look how they are destroying us.
Spoken like a true believer….chuq
MTG proves that even crazy people sometimes have moments when they wake up and see the truth. But $500 million is not enough, they should stop ALL aid to Israel. (Like that’s ever going to happen as long as the Epstein files exist.)
Best wishes, Pete.
And not so as long as AIPAC has its claws in the Congress. chuq