(Algemeiner) Ira Stoll - For years, the New York Times has been incorrectly depicting Israel as America's most expensive foreign partner. Yet in recent years, America has poured far more money into attempts to secure and rebuild Iraq ($2 trillion) and Afghanistan ($1 trillion). Military assistance to Israel runs about $30 billion over ten years, a bargain by comparison. Moreover, in 2022, the U.S. has awarded $7 billion in aid to Ukraine, far more than it sends to Israel. In addition, if one accounted properly for all the money America has spent to defend Japan, Korea, Germany, and Kuwait, those sums would also be larger.
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