~ $2.2 Billion per annum US direct military aid to Israel (FY 2005)
+/- $3 Billion damage to Lebanon (per Finance Minister Jihad Azour), accomplished almost exclusively with that aid money
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= $30 Million in US "humanitarian" aid
Not to mention, it's easier to destroy than it is to create.
ReplyDeleteToo many people like knocking things down and blowing things up.
Billions of dollars for destruction, pennies for people.
You have to admit, the numbers work out to a lot of bang for the buck.
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