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Subject: Egypt Decides
SYSOP    5/25/2012 5:54:07 AM
 
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bikebrains    Ripoff   5/25/2012 2:52:36 PM
"This would cost Egypt a lot of money (the billions in American aid each year, in effect a bribe to sign and abide by the 1979 treaty."     Source: US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/foreign_commerce_aid/foreign_aid.html" target="_blank">link .  For the years 2000 to 2010 the United States gave Egypt $15.332 billion in grants and credits.  Source:  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57439863/senate-panel-votes-to-cut-aid-for-pakistan-egypt/" target="_blank">link May 23, 2012, "The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations also cut aid to Iraq, Egypt and Afghanistan while adding $50 million for Jordan to help it handle the influx of refugees from a violent Syria."   As always, send your opinions to www house gov/representatives/find/ http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/link />.   If the Arab countries need money, I heard Saudi Arabia has plenty.    That $15 billion could have built a lot of schools in the United States.   I hope to see all of you at anger management class.
 
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bikebrains       5/25/2012 3:02:27 PM
1. Sorry about the double entry.   My bad.   2.   The link to the US House is broken. Also my bad.    3.   Here is the link to the US House of Reps.            
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/" target="_blank">link    
 
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WarNerd       5/28/2012 8:54:16 PM
"The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations also cut aid to Iraq, Egypt and Afghanistan while adding $50 million for Jordan to help it handle the influx of refugees from a violent Syria."
Standard political cheap shot. Nothing decided in the committees is set in stone, and generally gets changed or drop in the conference committee between the House and Senate.
If the Arab countries need money, I heard Saudi Arabia has plenty.    That $15 billion could have built a lot of schools in the United States.   I hope to see all of you at anger management class.
Not a chance it will get spent on new schools (which are generally not needed at this time), or even improving old ones. If it does end up going to schools, it will almost certainly be eaten up by increases in teacher;s salaries and benefits or administrative overhead. But it is unlikely to be spent on schools, but on some politicians pet project for his cronies (especially in an election year).
 
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