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To: dumbmoney who wrote (134302)	5/24/2004 10:26:07 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Maybe you're not aware, but the U.S. sends $3 billion/year to Israel. And maybe you're not aware that the US ALSO sends $2 Billion per year to Egypt... It was the price of the Camp David peace accords.. And maybe you're not aware that we're getting ready to spend $20 Billion on rebuilding Iraq. Or that US foreign aid to Jordan will approach $500 million this year (along with a free trade pact). You also may not be aware that the US is one of the larger donors to the Palestinians, although Congress has forbidden money being sent directly to the PA due to it's corruption. The Arabs are certainly aware of American support for Israel, and it's a common (wrong) belief that Israel could not exist without American help. The fact that they are not focusing on their sorry state of affairs, or the fact that their own economies are stagnating, if not collapsing, apparently are insufficient to take their eyes off the plight of the Palestinians. Hawk