RE: The Big Mideast Payoff Scandal (was Egypt)

From: Ramez Naam (mez@apexnano.com)
Date: Sun Feb 23 2003 - 11:30:09 MST

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    From: Lee Corbin [mailto:lcorbin@tsoft.com]
    > Robert wrote
    > > It seems (to me) that the U.S. bought off a resolution to the 1967

    > > and/or Yom Kippur wars and has been paying ever since.
     
    > Isn't that about the size of it? Ol' Jimmy Carter just got
    > us to *pay* them not to fight each other. Great for him,
    > and great for them. Stupid for us.

    I have no problem with the US paying to make the world a better place.
    I just think our money has been mis-spent, because we haven't focused
    on the most important results: democracy, free speech, the rule of
    law, etc...



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