Foreign Aid Programs Are Important for American National Security

Cutting foreign aid will not make a dent in the federal budget deficit

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Cut all foreign aid and use it toward education in America. This is robbery when countries such as Israel get 3.5 million dollars a day. Don't let individuals fool you with statistics that minimize common sense.

jmarkmech of TN 12:14AM December 24, 2012

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Rizwan Majeed of PA 5:06AM December 08, 2012

Iranians (cult leaders) are a group of religous holy, holy lunatic asylum memebers in Terhan, Iran.

nuts of WI 6:43PM October 17, 2011

Problem is we borrow much of every dollar we give away, that is stupid!...

And that is how we are seen.

Aid should be given Only when positive returns are forth coming. Right now were just being STuPID!!!

Chip of AZ 12:53AM October 16, 2011

HOW ABOUT CHARITY STARTS AT HOME FIRST??? THERE ARE MORE AND MORE HOMELESS IN THE U.S. ,THE CRIME RATE IS ON THE RISE BECAUSE OF THIS.WE ARE SLOWLY BUT SURELY GOING TO BECOME A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF JOBS NOT TO JUST CHINA .COUNTRIES THAT WE HAVE HELPED REBUILD HAVE NOT USED U.S. LABOR IN THE PROCESS .DURING THE RECENT FLOODING,EARTHQUAKES IN THE US HAVE YOU HEARD OF ANY OTHER COUNTRIES OFFERING HELP OF ANY KIND??? AND LONG STORY SHORT HOW CAN THE U.S.AID OTHER COUNTRIES WHEN WE DON"T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO? (WE ARE EVEN IN DEBT TO BRAZIL)

STEPHEN MESSINA of MD 9:04AM October 14, 2011

how can we be a great power when we owe so much to china?

mary of MN 9:04PM October 12, 2011

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