Clinton Pledges $900 Million to Help Palestinians
EmailABC News’ Martha Raddatz Reports From Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt: Speaking to an international donors conference set up to aid the Palestinians in war-torn Gaza, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today pledged $900 million in U.S. aid, saying, "We gather today to address the humanitarian and early recovery needs of the Palestinian people after the recent conflict and the United States joins with others in generously stepping to help."
Only a third of the U.S. money — $300 million — is directly slated for Gaza, and Clinton said there would be tight restrictions to keep the money out of "the wrong hands." By "the wrong hands," Clinton means the militant group, Hamas, which controls Gaza.
"We have worked with the Palestinian Authority to install safeguards that will ensure that our funding is only used where and for whom it is intended," Clinton said.
Clinton, on her first trip to the region as secretary of state, said the whole of the aid package, which requires congressional approval, is intended to help both the people of Gaza and those living in the West Bank.
Some $400 million will go the Palestinian Authority for "reform and development" in the West Bank and $200 million dollars will go to help the Palestinian authority pay wages.
Getting reconstruction aid to the people of Gaza will be difficult. The Israelis control the border and will not allow construction materials, such as cement and steel rods, to cross over, fearing that Hamas would use the materials to rearm. The United States has said it wants the border crossings open, but in a way that’s consistent with the security needs of the Israelis.
Clinton today also reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to a two-state solution, saying, "Time is of the essence. We cannot afford more setbacks and delays or regrets about what might have been had different decisions been made. Now is not the time for recriminations. It is time to look ahead."
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American: The country that prints money every day for everyone!!
Nice new slogan don’t you think. Just needs a tag line “Great to play with your monopoly game…doesn’t buy much anywhere else”
Posted by: Sue | March 2, 2009, 11:29 am 11:29 am
Good! It’s about time the United States did something to help with the atrocities in this region. They need to do more to support these people, and improve the conditions they must live in. I’d like to see more monies sent, but this is at least a start.
Posted by: Haleem | March 2, 2009, 11:35 am 11:35 am
It’s so nice to see the US actually doing something useful with this money, rather than wasting it on corrupt corporations. I hope the best for these poor people in Gaza.
Posted by: Erik | March 2, 2009, 11:38 am 11:38 am
How about getting to the root of the problem, blockade, settlements and checkpoints in the occupied territories. Throwing money around is not the solution.
Posted by: Huh | March 2, 2009, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
I do not understand why we would give away a billion dollars to other countries when things are so bad here. Why not give all American adults $1000 instead to stimulate our economy!?!
Posted by: Dave | March 2, 2009, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
Oh Wait, that,s right the Clintons are wealthy so they do not care about money that much!!
Posted by: Dave | March 2, 2009, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
Hmmmm,
What about $900 million to help American citizens…..
Posted by: Carrie | March 2, 2009, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm
Make that LEGAL American citizens…
Posted by: Carrie | March 2, 2009, 12:58 pm 12:58 pm
Almost a billion dollars for Palestinian aid? In the middle of a budget and stimulus fight?
Posted by: matt | March 2, 2009, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm
i wonder how many rockets you buy with 900 million?when those rockets hit isreal we bought them is this how america change in foreign policy works
Posted by: david reyes | March 2, 2009, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
May be, Limbaugh is so right “GET BACK
AMERICA TO US”. we get 13.00 a week tax break and gaza gets 900 million…what is AMISS with this plan ms. clinton and Obama? we americans need the cash flow in our own hands then we ourselves will jump-start the economy.
GET BACK AMERICA IN 2012.
Posted by: Sharon-NY | March 2, 2009, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
Mr.Obama and Ms Hillary, what is difference between Hamas group and Israel? Israel is Repulic and Decocratic country and Palestinian Hamas one is TERRORIST GROUP. PERIOD.
I can’t wait until 2012
Posted by: Janet | March 2, 2009, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
America Sucks up to the Arab world!! Americans–what a total waste of your tax money. Who in their right mind would fork over nearly a 1 billion bucks without INSISTING that Hamas (which is responsible for the devastation of Gaza) IMMEDIATELY renounce its Charter which calls for “the destruction of Israel.” Duh..Gazans VOTED in this terror group who are, in reality, a militant wing of Iran. Iran calls the shots, provides their weapons and harbors their leaders. Consider: 70 rocket attacks on Israel have gone on since Israel’s ceasefire. Israel is poised to reenter Gaza and devastate it again. Hopefully it will wipe out Hamas. Meanwhile, the Europeans are pushing for a “unity” PA/Hamas government. What a JOKE! Do you think Israel will tolerate a Terrorist state on its doorstep?????? Would the U.S???? A waste of money because they will be reconstructing again and again and again and again until the Islamist agenda is wiped out or renounced.
Posted by: marat | March 2, 2009, 2:06 pm 2:06 pm
This country lacks common sense…
Posted by: Carrie | March 2, 2009, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
Oh yee of little faith, this money won’t go to the poor people of GAZA, it will go right into the pockets of their government and from there to the terrorists. Good job Hillary Clinton.
Posted by: Lizzie | March 2, 2009, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
Clinton should look at this article, one of many, to see if giving away $900 million to the Palestinians is such a great idea.
Posted by: Carrie | March 2, 2009, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
She is a complete moron !
Posted by: Carrie | March 2, 2009, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
I meant to say that Israel is also committing terrorist acts as are the Palestinians.
Posted by: Janet | March 2, 2009, 3:06 pm 3:06 pm
I also meant to say that Israel is not a true democracy but rather a Jewish state in which Arabs are treated as second class citizens.
Posted by: Janet | March 2, 2009, 3:09 pm 3:09 pm
Stop money from flowing to both the Palestinians and Israel.
Posted by: Joe | March 2, 2009, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
Haleem: how about if they would get a job, instead of blowing everything up. But shooting people and blowing up things that are not yours is a lot easier than 8 hours a honest work. RIGHT
Posted by: Lizzie | March 2, 2009, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
What’s going on here? I dont understand this. First we give the Israelis missiles to destroy Gaza. Then we turn around and give Gaza close to a billion dollars for reconstruction. So the American tax payers are financing the missiles given to the Israelis and then financing the rebuilding of countries that that the Israelis destroy with those missiles. No wonder we’re in the financial mess we’re in. When will the American Government do something to reconstruct the destroyed lives of Americans suffering from the current economic collapse. We need to spend tax payer dollars to help Americans and stop trying to solve all of the ills of other countrys.
Posted by: johnnylee | March 2, 2009, 4:45 pm 4:45 pm
Are you kidding?? Is the usa going to give money to these religious nuts who will kill us on sight!!!!!! Stop this!! Get a grip!! these people hate all people who are not moslems and their altered religion gives them the permission to kill all non believers on sight!!! They will not rest until we are all dead; Or they are! perferably!!!!
Posted by: r lovell | March 2, 2009, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
Lizzie – Are you talking about the Palestinians or the Israelis?
Posted by: Huh | March 2, 2009, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
r lovell – Why do they kill? Look at a map of the West Bank. Geez people do your homework.
Posted by: Huh | March 2, 2009, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
Did not Israel do the blasting? I wonder how many jobs a billion dollars could create in the good old USA.
Posted by: The other side... | March 2, 2009, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm
Note to Hillary: Hillary, stop giving my money away. It’s not yours to give, it’s mine and people like me, who work for a living.
Posted by: The other side... | March 2, 2009, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm
Haleem, Palestine started the fight. If you want change get rid of the powers that be.
Posted by: The other side... | March 2, 2009, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm
President Obama is being attacked already from all fronts with just 31 days in office. The republicans have all barrels aimed, the media is touting Co-President Hillary’s agenda abroad while at the same time giving the american people the impression that Obama is not a steady hand on the economy. Somebody please remind Hillary that she is to be promoting the Obama Administrations objectives not encouraging the media to give the world the impression that she is in charge.
What bad timing to announce this kind of subsidy abroad.
Posted by: mal | March 2, 2009, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm
Hey Mal, As you mentioned, “the Republicans have all barrels aimed,” you forgot to finish the sentence with “just like the democrats did at Bush for the last 8 years”.
Posted by: The other side... | March 2, 2009, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm
IT WILL GO TO HAMAS – WAKE UP OBAMA OR ARE YOU PURPOSELY TRYING TO UNDERMINE US ?????
Posted by: junglejim123 | March 2, 2009, 6:32 pm 6:32 pm
The other side… ,
Actually Israel starts the fight everytime they take additional land from the Palestinians.
Posted by: Joe | March 2, 2009, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm
Since I don’t live there I don’t think anyone should comment on this except the people trying to bring peace to the region but since Gaza isn’t owned by either side why can’t it be divided. But I do know one thing If shot at we all shoot back!!!!
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | March 2, 2009, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
Ok! why is this country spending the money that the country does not have to help the Gaza strip which houses terriosts? We have to help our country before we help something else.
People need to get real.. there are many poor people in the United States also…
Posted by: Michelle | March 2, 2009, 7:06 pm 7:06 pm
I think we ought to take care of our own instead of giving to foreign countries. Anyway, if we don’t even have the money for Obama’s stimulus package, then explain to me how we have 900 million to give to a foreign county. That 900 million should stay here and take care of us.
Posted by: Laurie | March 2, 2009, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm
It almost feels like we’re buying their friendship for $900 million — and I’m not sure that’s a bargain.
Posted by: time2go | March 2, 2009, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
Rose Szymanski – If blockaded, fenced in, and if we had our land stolen, we would shoot rockets.
Posted by: Huh | March 2, 2009, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
Unbelievable. I do not know what to say. Our country is in the toilet right now. Unemployment is spiraling out of control, jobs are drying up. How about us, the Americans Mr. Obama. I voted for you. But, not for this crap. Don’t lead me to believe your dumber than “Dubya”. Hamas will get a hold of this money. I don’t care what safeguards are taken and what the politicians say. HAMAS WILL GET THEIR HANDS IN THIS PIE.
Posted by: Raj Patel | March 2, 2009, 8:14 pm 8:14 pm
OUR COUNTRY IS IN DEEP DO DO, AND WE ARE GIVING MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES??? HOW THE HELL IS THAT GOING TO HELP US????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: eric | March 2, 2009, 8:20 pm 8:20 pm
Someone just commented we should give more money to that area. Either they don’t pay taxes so this money means nothing to them or they are from there and here to push the liberals to send money to the gaza strip. What’s to say the Clinton money will turn into arms aimed at our men and women in the service.
Posted by: s63m | March 2, 2009, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm
I remember Mrs. Bill Clinton hugging Yasser Arafat’s wife. The old terroist played anyone who would listen (and forget his actions) – Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton – for a fool. Now, who is donating $$$$ to the Clinton library to get Hamas $900 million??
Posted by: Wee Ben Hadd | March 2, 2009, 8:45 pm 8:45 pm
Had the US taxpayers been given any choice in the matter, they could have refused to “generously” give Israel the “military aid” of the 1,000 SDBs it used to demolish Gaza and kill 440 children. Then the “humanitarian and early recovery needs of the Palestinian people after the recent conflict” might not be so critical.
Posted by: ghost | March 2, 2009, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
Did Obama even know what Hillary was up to? He needs to call her in and give her a little talking to. Good managers usually surround themselves with good people. I’m pretty sure Obama has not done that.
Posted by: The other side... | March 2, 2009, 10:15 pm 10:15 pm
Does there not have to be an act of congress to give out money so freely? Especially to a terrorist nation? At least Hillary is not President.. I think. My head hurts!
Posted by: The other side... | March 2, 2009, 10:17 pm 10:17 pm
“What about all the poor people in the U.S. that could benefit from that money?”
Words you’ll never hear a Liberal say if it’s Liberals giving the hand-outs to foreigners.
Posted by: RR GOP | March 3, 2009, 2:32 am 2:32 am
Great! More money to buy weapons with! Instead of spending money on people who are determined to destroy Israel and who hate the U.S., wouldn’t it be wiser to spend the money on the good people of the U.S.? Perhaps, Obama wouldn’t feel the need to tax all the folks here billions.
Posted by: Mihann | March 3, 2009, 4:29 am 4:29 am
It’s easy to give, give, give, when it’s not your money to give away. Hillary sucks. She always has and always will.
Take away your money and your guns, and give you free healthcare.
Squido
Posted by: swcash | March 3, 2009, 8:38 am 8:38 am
The US can’t be everything to everyone everywhere in the world. Why should we pay to rebuild that area? We weren’t involved in that regional conflict. Wake up America! Our taxes aren’t for the good of helping our fellow-Americans, it’s for buying goodwill overseas. Stop this insanity of giving our future away. Foreign aid doesn’t work. I’ve experienced first hand how it works, and it always goes in the pockets of those corrupt officials that our government is attempt to buyoff.
Posted by: Aron | March 3, 2009, 8:47 am 8:47 am
Five weeks into the Obama administration and it shapes up like this. Half the new appointees are from the old Clinton administration and the other half is made up from the south side of Chicago. Since Obama and Clinton have so much in common and think so much alike how about the Clinton’s dump all their money and perks into aiding all these foreign countries and Obama at least giving up his presidential salary for the next four years. Then maybe we can all get real lucky and congress just might gives us all $13.99 a week.
Did either of these bozo’s ever take a civics or economics class……even in high school. Let us all PRAY and I do mean PRAY that this whole group is booted out to the street four years from now.
Posted by: J from Texas | March 3, 2009, 9:03 am 9:03 am
How does this stimulate the American economy? Obama is already promising us a 2 TRILLION dollar deficit in 2009!
Half of this Gaza money will get funneled through the UN and into the hands of Hamas. Hamas will use it to buy more Iranian missiles to rain down on Israeli civilians.
Middle East terrorists love that kind of Hope and Change!
Posted by: carl | March 3, 2009, 9:12 am 9:12 am
Obama and Hillary what a pair,blind leading the blind.Why did they stop at 900 million?Did they think Americans would be upset if it were announced on ABC news that it was 1 billion dollars being given by the Obama adminstration to a terroist group in GAZA.If you at ABC would do your job and bring this news to the American people on this you could get this stupid give away changed.What about a poll on this Charlie Gibson.
Posted by: Johnny L | March 3, 2009, 9:27 am 9:27 am
INSTEAD OF SENDING OUR MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES TRY KEEPING HERE TO HELP THIS COUNTRY
Posted by: JENNIFER | March 3, 2009, 11:32 am 11:32 am
I don’t think we should spend moeny to help the Palestinians we need to help the American people first. I hope we aren’t going to give them 600 million dollars I don’t care how many safe guards you have in place the chance that the Hamas will get there hands on some of that money is to great. Why doesn’t the government give every American 1 million dollars and have them pay off there mortgages and spend and you want to see the economy thrive. We spend trillions on other stupid things why not give us some of that money and that would only be what maybe 150 million dollars. I would love to spend some of that money to stimulate our economy. THe only ones that wouldn’t get a million dollars are all those CEO’s that spent our money and gave themselves hefty bonuses. Come on people join the cause to give each American a million dollars. THink about it I know it would work.
Posted by: EJ | March 3, 2009, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm
500 billion dollars ?? GREAT !!!
Maybe the next attack on the US will be a cruise missile sent by Hamas from those dollars ?? wait , wait, I got to put on my shades , is going to be a bright flash !!
Posted by: Frank | March 3, 2009, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
2012 can’t come soon enough!!!!!
Posted by: jill | March 3, 2009, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Guess she’s still competing with Obama…just seeing who can give all our money away the fastest………
Posted by: kab4usa | March 3, 2009, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm
take the 900 million from the 3 billion we give every year to ISRAEL. Than give the remainder of the so called ISRAELI AID to the crew of the USS LIBERTY the US NAVY ship that ISRAEL attacked on June 8th 1967 killing 34 and wounding 171.
Posted by: boatops | March 3, 2009, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
Let’s take care of our own country’s financial problems!!!! Where are we getting this $900 million to give to Palestine??? I’m a tax payer who resents giving money to other countries particularly when we NEED IT HERE AT HOME!! Recind this offer immediately!!
Posted by: birdi | March 3, 2009, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
“God” Bless “US” Americans let Me get this
strait “WE” are “BROKE” our ROADS/SCHOOLS/PRISONS/CITY,S/STATES? are on the verge of IMPLODING !! and “We” are GOING TO
BORROW MORE MONEY FROM CHINA TO GIVE IT
to People who “continue” to “KILL” each other! WAKE UP YOU ”’MORONS”’ take back “YOUR” COUNTRY!!! HOW?
DUMP EVERY INCUMBENT AND INSTITUTE TERM LIMITS AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT !!!
Posted by: ray | March 3, 2009, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
How about using that $900 mil here? Hillary and Barack say we’re in a financial crisis..what countries are coming to our aid???
Posted by: obama=socialsim | March 3, 2009, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
We borrow money from China and give it to Palestine? Someone tell me how that makes sense.
Don’t our politicians get it? We are not a wealthy nation. We’re worse than broke. We are in debt. It’s time to end this stupidity. If we are to rebuild a nation, let it be ours. If we are to feed people, let be our own. If we are to provide medical care to the poor, it should be our poor. Bring our troops home from Japan, Germany, Korea and everywhere else. They should be used to guard our borders and defend our country, not others.
We will rebuild Palestine. Within 6 months it will be destroyed by Israel using US supplied weapons. We create problems for us to solve. Someone tell me how that makes sense.
Posted by: Oonogil | March 3, 2009, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
Gee, I wonder what Streisand and all the Jews in the American entertainment and media industries who voted lockstep for Obama and who used their air time to bash Bush and McCain/Palin feel now knowing that their beloved Israel is about to have its enemies funded by the Obama-Clinton Palestinian homeland initiative. You know, I don’t think spending this kind of money abroad is going to play well in those formerly red states that voted for Obama to secure his electoral victory. Of course, he wouldn’t be the first President who launched a war to remain in office a second term.
Posted by: Rob | March 4, 2009, 5:14 am 5:14 am
I feel Sick
Hillary is an idiot if she thinks people who actually need this money will ever see a dime !
our hard earned taxes will go to buy more weapon to destroy Us . i wonder how much explosives a billions dollars will buy them …hmmmm
Americans are in so much trouble . they are going hungry and loosing their homes every day and she chooses to set fire to what little money is left to go around ? why not pledge this money to OUR hard working families ???
oh wait that right we are supposed to get $65.00 !
what a joke
Posted by: Joulie | March 4, 2009, 10:36 am 10:36 am
What the hells going on with our Gov. don’t they relize that the problem with our country and its people is we give away to much. How long before we stick our nose in the DRUG wars in Mexico(let them kill each other before they cross the boader into the USA. Why do we have soldiers dying for all this BULL that we should be standing back and watching from the sidelines.
Posted by: Jim | March 4, 2009, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
In the U.S. the ACLU fights every time taxpayer money goes to fund a potentially religious item. Separation of church and state. We need the same rule for tax dollars in foreign aid. No tax dollars should go to any country that does not have the same restriction!
Posted by: Steve | March 4, 2009, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm
Anyone who believes that Hillary isn’t acting on Obama’s instructions to do this was probably stupid enough to vote for him.
Posted by: marylou | March 4, 2009, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm
When do I get my check. I do not ANY of our money going to help the hamas group and thats who will get it! It ought to be a crime to give money to a group like that!
Posted by: D.W. | March 4, 2009, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
Hey, Obama….
Are you going to provide “Transparency” & “Accountability” on this money???????
Posted by: Mike_C | March 5, 2009, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
Instead of giving them the cash, why don’t we send them food/blankets/clothing? At least they can’t use that to launch explosives into Isreal! This country is in BIG trouble with this administration!
Can’t wait till 2010 and 2012 to vote these bums out: unless they take away our vote as well as our money. Of course they could just eliminate all political foes like the true socialists they are!
Posted by: Dan | March 5, 2009, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
Sadly I have to say I was a volunteer for Obama and was overjoyed at his election. I’m 78 and have been a Dem. all my life. I should have said “I’ll sit this one out”. I could not have voted for Mcain and was taught “never to throw my vote away”. Shoulda, woulda, coulda! He and Hill need to bow their heads in shame. What happened to OUR FRIENDS THE ISRAELS!?
Posted by: nanad | March 6, 2009, 8:42 am 8:42 am
Hey nanad,
A little voter’s remorse?
You aren’t alone, it looks like I will be working till I die; 401k dropped like a rock, government printing money that will only be good only for wallpaper, supporting terrorist, and making nice with Iran who would like us blown off the face the earth, and begging the Chinese to lend us more money,
Posted by: rdlamb | March 6, 2009, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
an thus the reason i didn’t vote, why vote for… another puppet same strings.. see why can this freaking goverment see about their own people, people only blame Bush.. but how can people be blind to see this is a pattern way before Bush and it will continue if the people just believe in words.. promises can be broken, and actions are what makes things. People voted blindly and quite hipnotised by Obama, not that McCain was worth it either but look at it why is it that we only have 2 major political parties,.. hmmm what if both are the agenda of the goverment… agh.. see your own people… give that money to your own people we are on a brink of a great depression yet. send money to other coutries wt hell>
Posted by: rr | March 9, 2009, 1:41 am 1:41 am
All throughout history, when Isreal defends herself, Isreal is to blame.
Hillary, if you would do YOUR homework before YOU sell America out, You would know the dire consequences of aiding Isreal’s enemies.
But, then again, YOUR president was congratulated on his victory by Hamas, and also ” looking foreward to working with you” ,thanks to Obama’s constituancy’s contact with Hamas during the presidential campaign.
So, America, you Obama supporters, what did you expect?
You got exactly what you voted for.
Live with it!!!
GOD HELP US!!!( not Obama’s god )
Posted by: DAVE | March 9, 2009, 11:37 pm 11:37 pm
This one is for Janet. You say that the Arabs are treated as second class citizens? Well, here are some facts for ya.
The United Nations has condemned Isreal more than 370 times for defending itself.
The U.N. has never condemned the agressors who attacked her.
In the middle of Jerusalem, temple mount on the summet of Mt Moriah, you know, where Abraham was about to sacrefice his son Isaac, but GOD intervened, now sits the Dome of the Rock. A monument to Islams Jew hating Moon God.
In 1948, Jerasalem was deemed an “international city”, never to be in control of Isreal. Hmmm. Wasn’t it supposed th be the capital of Isreal?
As for the Palestineans, there has never been a Palistinean people, nation, economy, language, culture, or religion. They’re Arabs, that’s all.
Ssurah 5:51; 9:5 says ” Take not the Jews and Christians as friends…Slay the idolaters [ non muslims ] wherever ye find them…Besiege them and prepare for them each ambush…
The U.S.A. was founded on Christian principals. And we’re helping the Muslims?
By the way, I’m a Christian. I also recognize who the enemy really is.
I realize that there are some athiests out there, but maybe the rest of America needs to get back to OUR Christian principals.
Posted by: DAVE | March 10, 2009, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
yah so they can rebuild and hide their rockets in apartment houses, schools, and hospitals. My tax dollars at work,
paying off these bums that wanna push Israel into the ocean — N E V E R happen….
Posted by: da viking | March 12, 2009, 3:06 pm 3:06 pm
This 400 million invested on poor poeple in Palestine will yield a greater dividend to the US than the 100,000 million (i.e. 1 Trillion) spend on the bail out of corrupt banks.
I makes MORE sense to spend 400 million to stabilize a desperately poor people than to spend 1 trillion invading a country that hates us.
Posted by: Ed | March 16, 2009, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm