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minus-squareRedfugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·9 months ago… except for the annual aid they already get from the US?
minus-squareS_204@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·9 months agoWhat % of Israel’s budget do you think the US gives them? Of that % how much do you think is tied to purchases of American weapons?
minus-squareHandBreadedTools@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoApparently the US gives military grants that amount to about 16% of Israel’s total military budget. That’s kind of a lot, if I’m reading it correctly.
minus-squareS_204@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months agoIIRC it’s a bit less than that, something like 3b of 36b. To allow the US easy access to intelligence, operational bases and feeding the military industrial complex, that’s really not a ton of cash for the US…
… except for the annual aid they already get from the US?
What % of Israel’s budget do you think the US gives them?
Of that % how much do you think is tied to purchases of American weapons?
Apparently the US gives military grants that amount to about 16% of Israel’s total military budget. That’s kind of a lot, if I’m reading it correctly.
IIRC it’s a bit less than that, something like 3b of 36b.
To allow the US easy access to intelligence, operational bases and feeding the military industrial complex, that’s really not a ton of cash for the US…