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Israel pays the price for buying only Boeing (and not Airbus)
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July 3rd 03, 10:01 AM
Binyamin Dissen
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 20:50:00 -0400 Peter Kemp
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:On 2 Jul 2003 17:45:33 -0700,
(Quant) wrote:
(Kevin Brooks) wrote in message . com...
: Yep. We give the Israelis beaucoup bucks, and they turn around and
: sell their most advanced military products to the PRC while
: simultaneously engaging in espionage activities here in the US. One
: hell of a two way street you got there.
:1. The money America "give" is subsidizing the American industries and
:hurting the Israeli industries.
:Ten why does Israel accept it? Is the government really that stupid?
It allows the Israeli government to defer hard choices.
And, yes, it is stupid.
:Or are they grateful for the aid in filling a big hole in their
:budget?
Some are.
Some aren't, because making the hard choice would be much more beneficial in
the long term and thus accepting the money ends up hurting.
:2. Despite the fact that the American industries are heavily
:subsidized they can't compete against the Israeli industries in price
:and in many cases in quality.
:And yet the Israel products repeatedly lose out to US products that
:are "inferior" and "more expensive".
False.
Of course you can attempt to prove me wrong by supplying examples, but
supplying proof is rarely the interest of the typical Holocaust denier.
: Again, is Israel really that
:stupid or are you missing something.
Could be.
:Something doesn't gel here. If Israel would be better off in terms of
:cost and quality without the aid, then why take it?
It allows the Israeli government to defer making hard choices.
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