GOP Pressures Dems for Aid While Gazans Starve
As The Hill breathlessly reports, Senate GOP leadership demands increased 'defense' funding, weaponizing the narrative to corner Democrats. Curiously absent from this high-stakes political theater is the destination of much of this aid: foreign entities. For instance, OpenSecrets.org verifies that in 2022 alone, AIPAC spent over $3.5 million on lobbying and contributed over $17 million to federal
candidates, largely influencing votes on foreign military aid. A bipartisan coalition in Congress then rubber-stamps billions for overseas military operations, while critical domestic programs face budget cuts. One might wonder: how many 'national security' crises are conveniently manufactured to justify funneling astronomical sums to defense contractors and favored foreign states, leaving
American infrastructure and social services to crumble? It appears 'defense' is a one-way street, perpetually paved with US taxpayer dollars but rarely benefitting actual US citizens. The moral calculus is breathtakingly simple: bombs over bread, profit over people.