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More US supplied weapons in the Middle East |
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Story submitted by Horace Santry on Thursday, August 9, 2007 - 1:14pm |
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In late July 2007, the Bush Administration announced that it would be increasing military aid to Israel 25% to $30 billion, would be guaranteeing $13 billion in military aid to Egypt and would sell $20 billion to the Gulf states, primarily Saudi Arabia, all over the next ten years. The Middle East is lacking for many things, but the one thing that every Middle Eastern country is awash in is weapons. This is a time for the United States to be promoting diplomacy, not more violence.
US law states that military aid is only to be used for defense, and is not to be provided to countries which engage in a "consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights." None of the recipient countries, including Israel, meet this standard.
Feel free to express your opinion to your elected officials….
US President George W Bush, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
president@whitehouse.gov
US Vice-President Dick Cheney, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
vice.president@whitehouse.gov
US Senator Pat Roberts
Military and Legislative Assistant, Chris Arnold
109 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4774
Fax: 202-224-3514
http://roberts.senate.gov
Wichita Office, 155 N. Market, Suite 120, Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: 316-263-0416
Fax: 316-263-0273
US Senator Sam Brownback
Foreign Affairs Adviser Hannah Royal
303 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6521
Fax: 202-228-1265
Wichita Office, 245 N. Waco, Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: 316-264-8066
Fax: 316-264-9078
http://brownback.senate.gov
US Representative, 4th District Kansas, Todd Tiahrt
Legislative Adviser Jim Richardson
2441 Rayburn Bldg, Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6216
Fax: 202-225-3489
www.house.gov/tiahrt
Wichita Office, 155 N. Market, Suite 400, Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: 316-262-8992
Fax: 316-262-5309 |
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Economy · Israel/Palestine · United States
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