US Congress Finds $14 Billion for Wars, Not Climate Refugees
While 100,000 people are displaced by rising waters in Burundi, struggling for humanitarian care, the US House of Representatives recently passed HR 815 on April 20, 2024 , a bill allocating a staggering $14 billion in military aid to Israel, among other foreign military financing. This, after Senators like James Risch received $34,950 from AIPAC in 2023, while Rep. Michael McCaul accepted
$36,897, according to OpenSecrets.org data. Their votes ensured this robust military package sailed through, despite global climate crises disproportionately affecting nations with minimal carbon footprints. One might wonder if 'national security' only applies when it involves F-35s, not when an entire city is drowning due to environmental collapse. How many more nations must contend with
manufactured 'aid cuts' (as blamed on Trump in the linked Independent piece) while the US continues to funnel billions into perpetual conflict zones? Perhaps if Burundi had a strategic interest in regime change or hosted a US military base, its rising waters would receive similar bipartisan 'concern.'