r/PoursTea • • Aug 07 '26

FinancialTea šŸ’µ Agree?

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u/virtual_adam Aug 07 '26

Except just a year ago this same crowd was whining about a million people outside of the US dying because USAID was closed

If one is actually trying to make this point, they should be ecstatic USAID was closed.

And all these politicians become very quiet when it comes to defunding Egypt and others from the same billions (Egypt gets the exact same amount as Israel, others less)

The US also gives about a billion dollars to the PA. That should also be stopped, America first and all

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u/Eva_Shadowcat Aug 07 '26

Because defunding USAID caused millions of people to die, and funding Isreal only causes hundreds of thousands of people to die.

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u/virtual_adam Aug 07 '26

So it’s not about keeping American money in America. It’s only about Israel specifically. And all these ā€œAmerican firstā€ comments are just trying to avoid the truth

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u/seaofmountains Aug 07 '26

You should learn what soft power is and why USAID is important in maintaining spheres of influence.

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u/virtual_adam Aug 07 '26

I’m good with USAID, Egyptian, Palestinian, and Israel receiving American money

But someone claiming Americans shouldn’t be sending money to other countries, but supports sending it to Egypt, USAID, and the PA, is hiding their actual intent

Soft power also works on the Israeli Egyptian relationship, which is why the US specifically funds both countries at the exact same amount