This'n'That; January Thirty-First ['Thug-in-Chief']

Street Thug-In-Chief!!
    "Clown Prince" obama reverted to his previous occupation--that of 'community agitator'--while opining on the violence in Cairo, Egypt:
    {*}U.S. aid to Egypt includes both military and civilian assistance.  Since Egypt made peace with Israel in 1978, the United States has plowed billions into the country to help modernize its armed forces, and to strengthen regional security and stability.  The U.S. has provided Egypt with F-16 jet fighters, as well as tanks, armored personnel carriers, Apache helicopters, anti-aircraft missile batteries, aerial surveillance aircraft and other equipment.

The Clown said, "We've also been clear that there must be reform, political, social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the Egyptian people." He added that the demonstrators had a responsibility to express themselves peacefully. He continued, "Violence and destruction will not lead to the reforms they seek."   obama's decision to speak about the crisis in Egypt underscored the enormous U.S. interest at stake - from Israel's security to the importance of the Suez Canal and the safety of thousands of Americans who live and work in Egypt.

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    My guess here is; The U.S. has been 'buying it's friends' for years, worldwide.  It's time to cease all foreign aid for a specified period of time--expressed in YEARS--and conduct an assessment as to who's truly worthy of the cash that's helping to bankrupt America!!
    Foreign aid by region (latest numbers, and ONLY the most well-known countries):

• Israel:        $3,175,000,000
• Egypt:        $1,550,000,000
• Columbia:      $561,000,000
• Jordan:         $458,000,000
• Pakistan:      $734,000,000
• Peru:            $136,000,000
• Indonesia:    $159,000,000
• Kenya:         $437,000,000
• Bolivia:         $122,000,000
• Ukraine:         $96,000,000
• India:           $137,000,000
• Haiti:           $225,000,000
• Russia:         $67,000,000
• Ethiopia:     $474,000,000
• West Bank/Gaza:  $69,000,000
• Liberia:       $102,000,000
• Bangladesh:  $84,000,000
• Bosnia:         $43,000,000

The total--for just these few countries--is but $8,629,000,000!  This seems insignificant when compared to the entire U.S. budget; it's a tidy sum to you and I, who are forced to 'foot the bill!!'  And--the-Hell-of-it-is--when considered as a dollar-amount per person, the disparity is shameful!!  Check out these four recipients:

• Iraq:           $625
• Israel:         $365
• Ethiopia:         $2
• Indonesia:       $1

   As I see it;  the recipients of the greatest ratio shouldn't receive any; if the program has to be--those on the lowest end of the scale should receive several times their current benefit!!  But, that brings to mind the dictators in these destitute, third-world ratholes;  most of the incoming foreign-aid (read: U.S. aid) ends up in a numbered bank account rather than actual benefits for the country's citizens!!
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/politics/us-foreign-aid.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_aid

Today Is The Anniversary....
    Today is the seventy-first anniversary (01/31/1940) of Social Security check #00-000-001, issued to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow--and later, Rutland, and still later: Brattleboro--Vermont; in the amount of $22.54.  Miz Fuller went on to collect a total of $22,888.92 over the course of her 100-year life.
http://www.answers.com/topic/ida-may-fuller
http://www.ssa.gov/history/imf.html
Til Nex'Time....