Comments on: Bolton places interests of U.S. “Friends” above those of the U.S. http://txfx.net/2008/06/05/bolton-places-interests-of-us-friends-above-those-of-the-us/ Mark Jaquith's blog about capitalism, freedom, WordPress, the web, and personal topics Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:11:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug http://txfx.net/2008/06/05/bolton-places-interests-of-us-friends-above-those-of-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-751309 Doug Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:13:04 +0000 http://txfx.net/?p=1659#comment-751309 Israel even gets more US foreign aid than any other country. This is one of the best summarized articles against all the spending of govt. http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3566517.html Israel even gets more US foreign aid than any other country. This is one of the best summarized articles against all the spending of govt.
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3566517.html

]]> By: Mark http://txfx.net/2008/06/05/bolton-places-interests-of-us-friends-above-those-of-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-627815 Mark Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:11:10 +0000 http://txfx.net/?p=1659#comment-627815 The friend analogy doesn't work. You have friends because you enjoy their company and because you have mutual interests and values. You can't characterize the relationship between two countries in the same way. We give many billions of dollars to Israel. This money comes from American tax dollars. American tax dollars come from American citizens. So American citizens are paying (with the threat of violence if they don't) Israel's tab. If that $100 or so a year was money they wanted to spend buying guns for Israelis, I guess it's not a problem for them (except that it was taken by force). For everyone else, it's violent wealth redistribution, which is necessarily sacrificial for its victims. The friend analogy doesn’t work. You have friends because you enjoy their company and because you have mutual interests and values. You can’t characterize the relationship between two countries in the same way.

We give many billions of dollars to Israel. This money comes from American tax dollars. American tax dollars come from American citizens. So American citizens are paying (with the threat of violence if they don’t) Israel’s tab. If that $100 or so a year was money they wanted to spend buying guns for Israelis, I guess it’s not a problem for them (except that it was taken by force). For everyone else, it’s violent wealth redistribution, which is necessarily sacrificial for its victims.

]]> By: VNJD http://txfx.net/2008/06/05/bolton-places-interests-of-us-friends-above-those-of-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-626060 VNJD Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:32:15 +0000 http://txfx.net/?p=1659#comment-626060 If I take an hour out of my day to help a friend, I'm going to spend the other 23 hours going about my regular daily activities. I'm not placing my friend's interests before mine, I'm just helping him out. How do you figure that the American people are sacrificing their own interests for that of Israel? Please explain. If I take an hour out of my day to help a friend, I’m going to spend the other 23 hours going about my regular daily activities. I’m not placing my friend’s interests before mine, I’m just helping him out.

How do you figure that the American people are sacrificing their own interests for that of Israel? Please explain.

]]> By: Michael http://txfx.net/2008/06/05/bolton-places-interests-of-us-friends-above-those-of-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-625701 Michael Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:16:26 +0000 http://txfx.net/?p=1659#comment-625701 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (Genesis 12:2-3) “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:2-3)

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