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...is trump by israel.
so far, they have extracted >$300b in free defense expenditures from trump, and there are still a few years left.
and this is from a presumably non-3rd world economy that can afford it, if you really believe the propaganda this is where all resources must be spent for their survival.
but hey, at least israel are now attempting to relieve trump and the gop of inefficient middlemen duties by combining military manpower.
MAGA, you're welcome. putin, check on your timeshare due.
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so far, they have extracted >$300b in free defense expenditures from trump,
I think that $300B number is cumulative, since 1948. Annual aid is running about $3.8B/year.
But if Israel gets free access to everything the Pentagon is doing, what is that worth?
DoD R&D spending for 2027: $18.7B
DoD Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for 2027: $50B
Current Israeli defense budget, for all uses: $35B
Current Israeli GDP $720B
So, with that "research, network, and data sharing" agreement, that USian media does not want to report on, Israel will gain access to R&D and intelligence, that we USians paid for, equal to nearly double their annual defense budget, and nearly 10% of their GDP, for free, every year. Then, add in the cost, to the US, of R&D and intelligence being diverted away from the US' priorities, to Israeli priorities.
Steve
