Thanks to USA for military Aid and Arms to Israel

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Thanks to USA for military Aid and Arms to Israel
Palestine a "testing ground for U.S. made weaponry by Israel
The United States stop funding and fueling the war.
Israel A Federal Agency of USA?
Middle East, who refuses to "give up?"

Thanks mostly to U.S. President Harry S. Truman and his “susceptibility to Zionist influence,” Israel came into existence in 1948. Humanity, and in particular, the Palestinians, have paid dearly for his decision today with the help of USA military hard ware and Aids dominated by Israel’s Death-Mayhem-and- Occupation Machine. More than half million Palestine people died due to USA and Israel made weaponry.Late Professor A.F.K. Organski's the $36 Billion Bargain: Strategy and Politics in U.S. Assistance to Israel.

U.S. military equipment stockpile in Israel, which is available to Israeli forces in case of a military emergency. . Three quarters of the military aid to Israel goes for importing US-made military equipment such as F-16 and Apache attack helicopters. This creates a job market for US citizens and transforms Palestine into a test ground for US made weaponry, used daily against Palestinians. The U.S. supports Israel's dominance so it can serve as "a surrogate for American interests in this vital strategic region."

U.S. defenses in Europe were jeopardized to protect Israel. The sharp drawdown of U.S. equipment in use by American forces in Europe and the U.S. to re-arm Israeli forces during and after the October 1973 war left U.S. components of NATO forces dangerously unprepared for possible Soviet attack for many months. Significant resentment remains among members of the U.S. armed forces who believe Congress twice put their own and the nation's safety at risk on behalf of Israel

Israel has cooperated with the US arms industry on research and development for new jet fighters, anti-missile defense systems, and even the Strategic Defense Initiative, or the resurrected "Sear Wars" program. The strategic reasoning behind the aid, asserting that it parallels the "needs of American arms exporters" and the role "Israel could play in advancing U.S. strategic interests in the region." Great job doing by Monster Top Ten Reasons to Oppose U.S. aid to Israel Global Exchange

Israel’s relationship with the United States is unique in a number of ways. And one of those ways is that essentially the United States provides 20% of the Israeli military budget on an annual basis, and then about 70% of that money that is given from the United States, from U.S. taxpayers, to Israel is then spent on weapons from Lockheed Martin and Boeing and Raytheon. Most other countries don’t have that sort of cash relationship, where they go straight to U.S. corporations with U.S. money to buy weapons that are then used in the Occupied Territories and against Lebanon

Both countries have "collaborated," and "Israel has funneled U.S. arms to third countries that the U.S. [could] not send arms to directly,…Iike South Africa, like the Contras, Guatemala under the military junta, [and] Iran:
WRMEA: U.S. Aid to Israel

United States provides billions of dollars of military aid to Israel each year and how their current arsenal is composed of U.S made equipment. The report is titled “U.S Military Assistance and Arms Transfers to Israel Arms Trade Resource Center at the World Policy Institute

"'It's like Israel has just become another federal agency when it's convenient to use and you want something done quietly.”. Between 1996 and 2006, Israel received $24 billion in financial military aid from the US. Israel exports 65% of the total production of its military industries. Israel's military industry is dependent on exports for its survival Asia Times - Asia's most trusted news source for the Middle East

There are four Israeli companies among the world's 100 leading arms manufacturers, according to a report published The local firms on the list are Israel Aircraft Industries, Elbit, Rafael, and Israel Military Industries. According to the study, despite Israel's substantial domestic market, 66 percent of all weapons and weapons components manufactured in Israel are exported. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?

There are approximately 150 defense firms in Israel. The three largest entities are the government-owned IAI, IMI and the Rafael Arms Development Authority, all of which produce a wide range of conventional arms and advanced defense electronics. The medium-sized privately owned companies include Elbit Systems and the Tadiran Group, which focus mainly on defense electronics. TY to USA aid and military hardware Military Industry - Israel

Lockheed Martin and the Israeli military recently went into business together, co-producing a version of the F-16 fighter plane called the Sufa, which means “storm” in Hebrew. It’s built partially outside of Tel Aviv, and then the final work is done in Ft. Worth, Texas. It’s a $4 billion deal with the Israeli military

Another major corporation—the missiles—is Raytheon, which is based in Massachusetts.They manufacture the Tomahawk missile, the Sidewinder, a number of other high-tech missiles that Israel has in its arsenal. These missiles have very sophisticated targeting components—heat-seeking, they’re interfaced with GPS for much targeted attacks.

Boeing is another major corporation. They manufacture all sorts of planes: the F-18 fighter plane, the F-14. So you have maybe ten weapons corporations in this country that have a stake in—essentially in Israel using its military arsenal so that it can be replenished again U.S. Arming of Israel: How U.S. Weapons Manufacturers Profit From Middle East Conflict

For more than 50 years, Israel had been the largest recipient of U.S.foreign assistance and since 1985 Jerusalem has received about $3 billion in military and economic aid each year from Washington. U.S. aid accounts for more than 20% of Israel’s total defense budget.

Since 1974, when Nixon’s emergency aid package went into effect, annual U.S. assistance to Israel has consistently hovered around $2-3 billion, an increasing share of which has been given as grants rather than loans. As a result, U.S. aid to Israel since 1974 totals roughly $80 billion, whereas U.S. aid to Israel between 1949 and 1973 totaled only $3.1 billion, or $122 million annually, most of which was provided as loans

According to Gen. George Keegan, former chief of U.S. Air Force Intelligence, while Israel annually received $1.8 billion in military grants from the U.S. between 1974-1990

Indeed, over the last 15 years of conflict, a grand total of 520 Israelis were killed by Hamas’ Suicide, rocket-fire, Car bombing, compared to an estimated 14,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces with advanced American and British-supplied military equipment

Israel has cooperated with the US arms industry to develop more effective military equipment at affordable costs to the US. About one quarter of the military aid to Israel is contributed towards military research and development, where several innovative jet fighters, missiles and navigating and targeting devices have been manufactured and sold back to the US.

Examples are the ITALD, Litening, Popeye and the UAV. Seventy five percent of US military aid to Israel goes into purchasing US-made military equipment, such as tanks, machine guns, bullets, helicopter gunship, and more. The US depends on Israel to test new military technologies in war conditions. For example, uranium-depleted ammunition has been fired at civilians in Palestine. Since 1985, the United States has provided $3 billion in grants annually to Israel. Since 1976, Israel has been the largest annual recipient of U.S. foreign assistance, and is the largest cumulative recipient since World War II. In addition to U.S. assistance, it is estimated that Israel receives about $1 billion annually through philanthropy, an equal amount through short- and long- term commercial loans, and around $1 billion in Israel Bonds proceeds. During the July-

U.S. government assistance to Israel began in 1949 with a $100 million Export-
Import Bank Loan. For the next two decades, U.S. aid to Israel was modest and was not far less than in later years. Israel of Mystère IV fighter planes manufactured in France with United States assistance and F-86 Sabre jets manufactured in Canada under United States license. In 1958 the United States consented to a modest sale of 100 recoilless rifles to Israel

Israel’s main early patron was France, Russia, Cezch, and Canada, which provided Israel with advanced military equipment and technology’s .During that period USA kept himself behind curtain. When France put arms Embargo on Israel. USA came out behind the curtain and doing great job in Middle East as patron of Israel monster.

In 1962, Israel purchased its first advanced weapons system from the United States (Hawk antiaircraft missiles). Sales of Hawk antiaircraft missiles in 1962 and M-48 Patton tanks in 1966,

In 1968, a year after Israel’s victory in the Six Day War in June 1967, the Johnson Administration, with strong support from Congress, Approved the sale of Phantom aircraft to Israel, establishing the precedent for U.S.Support for Israel’s qualitative military edge over its neighbors. And killing and testing ground for USA weapon.
In 1972 and 1973, the Israeli air force was bolstered by additional deliveries of F-4 aircraft as well as A-4 Skyhawks.

After the outbreak of the October 1973 War, President Richard M. Nixon ordered the airlift of urgently needed military supplies to Israel. President Nixon followed this action by seeking from Congress US$2.2 billion in emergency security assistance including, for the first time, direct aid grants

By 1975 a steady flow of aircraft, Hawk missiles, self-propelled artillery, M-48 and M-60 tanks, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, and antitank missiles enabled Israel to recover from the heavy equipment losses suffered during the war. For the first time, the United States government approved the sale to Israel of more advanced F-15 and F-16 interceptor aircraft.

Since the U.S. military aid program to Israel began in 1959, the U.S. government has provided Israel $40.28 billion in military aid. Of this, $29.065 billion has been in grants and $11.213 billion has been in loans which U.S. taxpayers repay each year. Since 1985, however, all of the U.S. military aid component of U.S. foreign aid to Israel has been in the form of grants rather than loans, exactly as has been the case with the economic component of U.S. foreign aid to Israel

From 1949 through 1965, U.S. aid to Israel averaged about $63 million per year, over 95% of which was economic development assistance and food aid. A modest military loan program began in 1959. From 1966 through 1970, average aid per year increased to about $102 million, but military loans increased to about 47% of the total. From 1971 to the present, U.S. aid to Israel has averaged over $2 billion per year, two-thirds of which has been military assistance.

Over the past decade the Pentagon has provided funds for research and development and/or purchase of Israeli-made mortar shells, external fuel tanks for CH-53 helicopters, night-vision equipment, external fuel tanks for F-15 fighter aircraft, rear stabilizers for F-16 multi-role aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), tank armor upgrades, air-to-ground missiles, attack helicopter targeting systems, a television weapons sighting system, communications equipment and two experimental laser programs.
Israel and The United States: Up In Arms | CommonDreams.org

The Pentagon's FY96 appropriations bill, for example, authorizes $20 million for the Hunter UAV (co-produced by Israel); $39 million for the AGM-142 HAVE-NAP air-to-ground missile; $14 million for reactive tank armor upgrades; $38 million for AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter night-targeting systems; an unspecified amount for the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) and $5 million for the Nautilus laser program

United States has provided Israel with $625 million to develop and deploy the Arrow antimissile missile $1.3billion to develop the Lavi aircraft (cancelled), $200 million to develop the Merkava tank (operative), $130 million to develop the high energy laser anti-missile system (ongoing), and other military projects. In FY2000 the United States provided Israel an additional $1.2 billion to fund the Wye agreement, and inFY2002 the United States provided an additional $200 million in anti-terror assistance.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told a joint session of Congress on July 10, 1996,
that Israel would reduce its need for U.S. aid over the next four years. In January 1998, Finance Minister Neeman proposed eliminating the $1.2 billion economic aid and increasing the $1.8 billion in military aid by $60 million per year during a 10-year period beginning in the year 2000. The FY1999 through 2005 appropriations bills included cuts of $120 million in economic aid and an increase of $60 million in military aid for each year.

Israel to expand its defense industries, which compete on the international market with U.S. defense firms. The exceptions for Israel are completely contrary to the original intent of the foreign military sales program.

Further, the transfer of technology in the Arrow program is decidedly one-way: from the United States to Israel

During the Bush administration, Israel received over $21 billion in U.S. security assistance, including $19 billion in direct military aid under the Pentagon's Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program. Through the FMF program, Israel remains the single largest recipient of U.S. military aid each year, which they use to purchase U.S. weapons.

The bulk of Israel's current arsenal is composed of equipment supplied under U.S. assistance programs.

For example, Israel has 226 U.S.-supplied F-16 fighter and attack jets, over 700 M-60 tanks, 6,000 armored personnel carriers, and scores of transport planes, attack helicopters, utility and training aircraft, bombs, and tactical missiles of all kinds.

Moreovere During 2008 alone, the United States made over $22 billion in new arms sales offers to Israel, including a proposed deal for as many as 75 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, worth up to $15.2 billion; nine heavy transport aircraft, worth up to $1.9 billion; four Littoral Combat Ships and related equipment, worth as much as $1.9 billion; and up to $1.3 billion in gasoline and jet aviation fuel. All Articles of 2009 | The New America Foundation

The last time the United States cut off military aid and weapons transfers to Israel was in 1981. During Israel's incursion into Lebanon, the Reagan administration cut off U.S. military aid and arms deliveries for 10 weeks while it investigated whether Israel was using weapons for "defensive purposes," as required under U.S. law. the United States has investigated Israel's use of U.S.-origin weapons in relationship to the AECA a few times, most notably in 2006

Three quarters of the military aid to Israel goes for importing US-made military equipment such as F-16 and Apache attack helicopters. This creates a job market for US citizens and transforms Palestine into a test ground for US made weaponry, used daily against Palestinians.

The recent unusually large shipments of weaponry to Israel are part of the 2004 agreement between Washington and Tel Aviv, financed by US military aid to Israel

The U.S. Congress approved in September 2008 the transfer of 1,000 bunker-buster high precision GPS-guided Small Diameter Guided Bomb Units 39 (GBU-39).The GBU 39 smart bombs produced by Boeing were delivered to Israel in November. They were used in the initial air raids on Gaza

The Israel Air Force has used the new lightweight GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb acquired from the USA, in the recent attacks in Gaza. The [Jerusalem] Post mentioned the new weapons ordered last September having arrived last month [November], and already put to action with the IAF fighters. These weapons could have been deployed by the Boeing/IAF F-15Is, since sofar SDB is cleared for use only with this type of aircraft.,

The sale will augment existing Israeli supplies of smart bombs. The Pentagon told Congress that the bombs are meant to maintain Israel’s qualitative advantage [against Iran], and advance U.S. strategic and tactical interests.” (Jewish Virtual Library: September 21-22, 2004, Haaretz / Jerusalem Post.)

The BLU-109 is smaller than the GBU 28. “It is a 2,000lbs warhead that can be used in combination with a GPS guidance kit , and can penetrate up to 15 feet of fortified concrete.” (See F16.net) In 2006 at the height of the Lebanon War in August 2006, a major shipment of the 2.2 ton GBU 28 bombs, according to the New York Times, was dispatched to Israel.

The GBU 28 is produced by Raytheon. It was used against Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War, has the the capability of penetrating some 20 feet of reinforced concrete. (Haaretz, 9 Nov 2008) In contrast to the GBU 39 smart bombs (130 kg) used against Gaza, each GBU-28 weighs a hefty 2.2 tons.

The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $1.329 billion. Israel requested the sale in order to replenish its stocks after its 2006 war with Hezbollahin Lebanon. The possible sale includes 100 anti-ballistic missile Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile Plus; 1,700 Hellfire missiles in three variants; 2,014 TOW 2A radio frequency missiles of two kinds; 5,000 M141 83mm bunker defeat munitions, and more than 280,000 cartridges of various types. Raytheon and Hellfire Systems LLC would be the primary contract http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf

On August 24, 2007, DSCA notified Congress of three possible Foreign Military Sales to Israel. The first proposal was for JP-8 Aviation Jet and Diesel fuel. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $308 million. The second notification was for a possible sale to Israel of Advanced Medium Range Air-to- Air missiles (AMRAAM). The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $171 million. Raytheon would be the primary contractor. Finally, the third notification was for the sale of Harpoon anti-ship and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $163 million. The Boeing Company and Raytheon would be the primary contractors. http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf

On August 3, 2007, DSCA notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of various munitions and weapon systems, including 10,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) tail kits and GBU-28 bunker buster bombs. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $465 million.

The FY2008 Department of Defense Appropriations Act provides a total of $155.5 million for U.S.-Israeli missile defense programs. The President had requested $81 million in funding for FY2008.

U.S.-SUPPLIED WEAPONRY IN ISRAEL’S MILITARY INVENTORY
F-16 combat aircraft, Total No 236, 110 fighters and 126 ground attack versions Lockheed Martin (formerly by General Dynamics)
F-15 combat aircraft, No 89 Boeing (formerly by McDonnell Douglas)
A-4 attack aircraft No 39 Northrop Grumman (formerly Grumman)
C-130 transport plane, No 5 Lockheed Martin
C-47 cargo helicopter, No11 Boeing, Allied Signal
Gulf Stream G-550 transport, No 8 Gulf stream (now owned by General Dynamics)
B-707 transport, No 7 Boeing
Cessna 206 utility aircraft, No 22 Cessna
TA-4 training aircraft, No 26 Northrop Grumman
AH-1 Cobra attack, No 55 Bell/Textron helicopter
AH-64 attack helicopter, No 40 Boeing, Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman (for AH-64D)
CH-53 Sea Stallion attack helicopter41 United Technologies (Sikorsky unit)
Black Hawk support helicopter (S-70 and UH- 60A) 48 United Technologies
(Sikorsky unit)
Utility helicopters (Bell 206 and Bell 212) 77 Bell/Textron
Stinger man-portable air defense missile 390 Raytheon (formerly by General Dynamics, Hughes)
Redeye surface-to-air missile 1,000 General Dynamics
Tactical Air-to-Ground missiles (AGM) Hellfire, Walleye,
Maverick, Standard (numbers unknown) Lockheed Martin/Boeing (Hellfire); Raytheon (Standard, Maverick); Martin Marietta – now Lockheed Martin (Walleye);
Air-to-Surface missiles, PAC-2 48 Lockheed Martin/Vought, Raytheon
Bombs (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) Numbers unknown Boeing
M-60 main battle tank 711 General Dynamics
M-113 armored personnel carrier 6,131 United Defense, joint of FMC and Harsco
(Purchased by BaE systems, mid-2005)
M-109 self-propelled 155mm artillery 350 United Defense (purchased by BaE systems, mid-2005)
MLRS multiple rocket launcher 60 Lockheed Martin/Vought
Harpoon missiles sea-to-sea 444 Boeing (formerly by McDonnell Douglas)

David’s Sling. It is being jointly developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon. The system is expected to be operable by 2010. provides $37 million for a short range missile defense program.

The Arrow and Arrow II. Since 1988, Israel and the United States have been developing the Arrow Anti-Missile System, The Arrow II program, a joint effort of Boeing and Israel
Aerospace Industries (IAI), is designed to defeat longer-range conventional ballistic missiles.

A High Altitude Missile Defense System Israel’s proposed “Arrow-3,” a top-tier system
designed to intercept advanced missiles with nuclear-tipped warheads.
In June 1997, the United States and Israel began a joint research program to develop a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that could deliver weapons that would intercept
Ballistic missiles immediately after launch (boost phase).

Defense Budget Appropriations for U.S.-Israeli Missile
Defense: FY2006-FY2008 ($ in millions)
System Type Short-Range FY2006 $10.0 FY2007 $20.4 FY2008 $37.0
System Type Arrow FY2006$122.866 FY2007$117.494 FY2008 $98.572
System Type High Altitude — — FY2008 $20.0
Source: International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Military Balance 2006 (London: IISS, May 2006);

United States Military Aid to Israel, 1979-89
(in millions of United States dollars)
Year Grants Sales Total
1979 1,300 2,700 4,000
1980 500 500 1,000
1981 500 900 1,400
1982 550 850 1,400
1983 750 950 1,700
1984 850 850 1,700
1985 1,400 0 1,400
1986 1,723 1,723 3,446
1987 1,800 0 1,800
1988 1,800 0 1,800
1989 1,800 0 1,800
Year 1949-1996 Military Grant $29,014.9 million
Year 1997 Military Grant 1,800.0 Million
Year 1998 Military Grant 1,800.0 Million
Year 1999 Military Grant 1,860.0 Million
Year 2000 Military Grant 3,120.0 Million
Year 2001 FMF $1,975,644,000 ESF $838,000,000 TOTAL $2,813,644,000
Year 2002 FMF$2,040,000,000 ESF$720,000,000 NADRATA $28,000,000 TOTAL$2,788,000,000
Year 2003 FMF $2,086,350,000 ESF$596,100,000 SUPPLEMENTALS TOTAL $1,000,000,000
Year 2004 FMF$2,147,256,000 ESF$477,168,000 TOTAL$2,624,424,000
Year 2005 FMF$2,202,240,000 ESF$357,120,000 SUPPLEMENTALS $50,000,000 NADRATA $210,000 TOTAL$2,609,570,000
Year 2006 FMF$2,257,200,000 EMF$273,600,000 NADRATA$526,000 TOTAL$2,531,326,000
Year 2007 FMF$2,340,000,000 EMF$120,000,000 -- NADRATA$320,000 TOTAL$2,460,320,000
Key: FMF, Foreign Military financing (direct military aid);
ESF, Economic Support Fund (open-ended monetary assistance that can be used to offset military spending and arms purchases; Supplemental are special one-time grants meant as a complement to already allocated aid; NADR-ATA, Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining & Related Programs

In August 2007, the Bush Administration announced that it would increase U.S. military assistance to Israel by $6 billion over the next decade. For FY2008, Israel is receiving $2.4 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF). The agreement calls for incremental annual increases in FMF to Israel, reaching $3.1 billion a year by FY2018 jhn brssndn - US arms sales to Israel in 2007

Israel is one of the United States’ largest arms importers. Between 1996 and 2009, Israel took delivery of $20.19 billion in U.S.weaponry and military equipment, including more than $8.58 billion through the Foreign Military Sales program, and another $1.61 billion in Direct Commercial Sales.

In 2005 alone, documents from the Departments of Defense and State show that Israel received $2.76 billion in weaponry and military hardware from the United States, and another $629 million in defense services like maintenance and training. This figureincludes transfers of $188 million in miscellaneous missile spare parts, $7.1 million in tank components, $155 million in ship components, $1.3 million in explosives and $720,000 anti-personnel riot control chemicals.

Recent military sales to Israel include propulsion systems for “fast patrol boats” worth more than $15 million from MTU Detroit Diesel; an $8 million contract to Lockheed Martin for high tech infrared “Navigation and Targeting” capabilities for Israeli jets; and a $145 million deal with Oshkosh Truck Corp to build more than 900 armor kits for Israel’s Medium Tactical Vehicles.I did not include Missile ,Naval force ,and other industry.

John McCain told attendees, "The threats to Israel's security are large and growing and America's commitment must grow as well. I strongly support the increase in military aid to Israel . . . our shared interests and values are too great for us to follow any other policy."

Barak Obama dittoed, "Israel's security is sacrosanct. It is non-negotiable . . . Our alliance is based on shared interests and shared values. Those who threaten Israel threaten us . . . as president I will never compromise when it comes to Israel's security." A MAD Foreign Policy: America's Irrational Defense of Israel | CommonDreams.org

Part 2nd the Israel arms manufacturing industry and USA, China, India,
Usman Karim based in Lahore Pakistan lmno25@hotmail.com

 

[Thomas]

We get it, you hate the U.S. and Israel..........

 

[TaimiKhan]

We get it, you hate the U.S. and Israel..........

If u had got it, u wouldn't have said it.

 

[GLOBAL HAWK]

looks like somebody is jealous!

 

[TaimiKhan]

looks like somebody is jealous!

Jealous of u guys ??? Man u need serious education what ur nation & ur allied brotherly nation has done so far in history & to this world. Killing innocent babies, children, unarmed mothers & fathers, not in hundreds, not in thousands but by millions, and u say we are jealous of u ????

U r funny.

 

[TOPGUN]

Haha jeloius or hate iam nor eather but wat i do know is that they have the most modern & deadly wepons stockpile in the world its ironic that no one in the world seems to think of them as a threat to others but again i can give a s__t for them let them have it ... but again i cant speak for taimikhan .

 

[gambit]

looks like somebody is jealous!

we should not take seriously any1 who would not take the time to use standard english no punctuations remind me of stupid valley girl talk many yrs ago and think its kool sounds like no educashun.

 

[usman_1112]

Why i hate USA and ISRAEL,I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY INFORMATION TO YOU,THAT usa contribution for innocent people killing nad esclation of weapon race in Middle east.Middle east region military spending is higest in world compare to other regions.i was looking health discussion not hate or like type of discussion .

 

[TruthSeeker]

Middle east region military spending is higest in world compare to other regions.

Usman, I'm afraid that the North America region has the highest military spending in the world (and it's not because of Canada or Mexico).

The US has sold and/or "given" so much military hardware to Israel to help Israel protect itself against it's neighbors. Perhaps you would agree that they need all of that hardware more than anyone! Otherwise Tel Aviv is toast ....

Why doesn't the leading military weapons developer and manufacturer in the Middle East do likewise for it's Arab neighbors? Ohhhh, Gee, that would be Israel, wouldn't it? Drat! I wonder why, with all their oil wealth and human capital, Israel's neighbors don't develop their own high tech weapons?