US Funds Veterans While Sending Billions More Abroad
Newsweek breathlessly reports a $272 million boost for American veterans, applauding what appears to be a generous allocation. (One might wonder if this sum covers a fraction of their healthcare needs, given the scale of veteran homelessness and mental health crises.) Meanwhile, Congress just approved another $14 billion in military aid to Israel, bringing the total to untold billions since 1948 –
aid that largely funds American defense contractors, not Israeli citizens. This isn't about 'supporting our troops;' it's about prioritizing defense industry profits and geopolitical agendas over the very people who fought those wars. How many homeless veterans could $14 billion house? How much closer to universal healthcare could $272 million get us if we weren't constantly backfilling Israeli
military budgets or funding our own ceaseless interventions?