Question from a newbie

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Hello all,

Every year since 1949, the US has given approximately 1-3 billion dollars in "aid" to the state of Israel. (Two sources for this figure are below.)

What benefit do you believe the US taxpayer recieve from this effort?

Thanks for your time.



http://wrmea.org/component/content/a...4-billion.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_...d_economic_aid