[wvns] Bush's condescension to Jews
Bush's condescension to Jews
By Joseph Farah
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56377
The White House sent out a message to "Jewish Leaders" last
Wednesday.
For some reason, I, an Arab-American Christian journalist, received
a copy. (This won't surprise those who deride me as a "neocon,"
which has become a euphemism for Jew.)
The message came from Jeremy Katz of the Office of Public Liaison,
who identifies himself as the White House liaison to the Jewish
community. (I couldn't help but wonder how many other taxpayer-
supported liaisons there might be.)
Katz offered that he wanted to ensure that recipients "didn't miss
this important statement from the president."
Here's what it said: "I am strongly committed to Israel's security
and viability as a Jewish state, and to the maintenance of its
qualitative military edge. During our meeting today, I told Prime
Minister [Ehud] Olmert that I am committed to reaching a new 10-year
agreement that will give Israel the increased assistance it requires
to meet the new threats and challenges it faces. The work on this
new agreement was launched during the prime minister's previous
visit. I will send Under Secretary of State Nick Burns and an
interagency team to Israel in July to lead discussions aimed at
concluding an agreement soon."
Translation?
This president, who seems hopelessly confused or inept when it comes
to protecting his own country's security and viability is going to
send more of my hard-earned money and your hard-earned money to
Israel, a nation that also seems hopelessly confused and inept under
its recent political leadership when it comes to protecting its own
security and viability.
What's wrong with this picture?
Plenty.
Do you detect the condescension in this message?
Do you hate it as much as I do when politicians give away your money
like it's their own, while shamelessly pandering to special interest
groups?
Do you know foreign aid not only hurts the country that gives it but
the country that receives it as well?
I take a backseat to no one in recognizing the morally qualitative
difference between Israel and any other nation in the Middle East.
But I don't think America should send a dime of foreign aid to
Israel or any other country in the world. It's not only
unconstitutional, which should be enough of a reason not to do it;
it's also counterproductive.
Think of foreign aid like you think about welfare. Is receiving
welfare over a long period of time a good thing for anyone – those
whose wealth is confiscated by force and those who are seduced into
dependency on government?
I don't think so. Most of us have been able to see the harmful
effects of welfare on both the recipient and those of us who are
coerced into this supposed act of compassion.
It, too, is wholly unconstitutional and counterproductive. Nowhere
in our founding documents will you find any provision for forcible
redistribution of wealth – and that's exactly what domestic welfare
and international welfare, aka foreign aid, are all about.
Is Israel stronger today because of all the billions of dollars U.S.
taxpayers have pumped into the coffers of its misguided politicians?
No.
Is Israel better off today because of all the billions of dollars
U.S. taxpayers have pumped into the coffers of its enemies? No.
Is America better off because of all the billions of dollars U.S.
taxpayers have pumped into the coffers of misguided politicians
around the world – including madmen like Kim Jong-il? No.
It's time to end the foreign-aid fiasco.
It's tie to end the charade that suggests we can buy peace and
freedom for our allies and from our enemies.
It's time to end the pandering to special interests groups that
foreign aid ultimately represents.
It's time to end the restrictions on the defense of freedom foreign
aid often represents – because no money is ever given away to anyone
with no strings attached.
Joseph Farah is founder, editor and CEO of WND and a nationally
syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate. His latest book
is "Stop The Presses: The Inside Story of the New Media Revolution."
He also edits the online intelligence newsletter Joseph Farah's G2
Bulletin, in which he utilizes his sources developed over 30 years
in the news business.
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