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To: William B. Kohn who wrote (26644)	4/23/2002 11:40:59 AM
From: thames_sider	Respond to of 281500

You say aid is "only $2B"... the article quotes Bush as requesting requested $2.04 billion in military aid, $720 million in economic and $60 million in migration resettlement assistance I make that $2.78B. Nearer 3 than 2. a partner who won't shop the technology without our approval Is that definitely the case? I thought Israel had armed (among others) the apartheid regime in SA - was that with US approval? I'd agree it's a lot sounder than (say) Indonesia, but IMO it's a lot less safe than (e.g.) Canada, or Australia, or indeed the UK. Plus we're less likely to reverse-engineer it than the Israelis. I agree about their military, though - very skilled and capable. They even have their own WMD...