There goes Asian Spring, down the toilet.

Does this mean we can stop the 60 BILLION we give to Israel too?

You are ABSOLUTELY right. This country, with a 16 TRILLION dollar debt, is in NO MORE POSITION to give MONEY away, than the NEXT BEGGAR on the streets.

I know they mean well, but, CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME. The U.S.A. has been giving AID all over the world, but those countries become EVEN MORE suspicious of us when we TRY to buy friendship with MONEY.

Afghanistan is a good example of our "Christian Generosity" in trying to build up a DEMOCRACY "mirrored" to our way of life. We end up making enemies.....at the end of the day.

The world will always be SCREWED UP, and the sooner we realize this, the better. We need that money here at home. The other day, I went up to ARBY'S fast food, and they "requested" that I donate ONE DOLLAR for hungry children here in the U.S.

I was Appalled. HUNGRY? Here in America?

Ralph don't you realize this is how America buds into everyone else's business They do not offer to help us here because they already have every one of us bugged and under surveillance . They off the aid to get large groups of people into a country then they can impose there way of life on them tell them this is how you should live ..Not the way you are doing it do it this way.

Every time it seems there is a story like this I keep seeing the same name .. after the story

H.R.C. ...why is that? Just goes to show you how much these politicians really care about Americans . They would rather help out Russia's wilderness than Americans here at home Who at one point gave them the very money they are trying to give away! Talk about trying to buy friends

Write your congressmen. Vote them out if they keep supporting this aid. It needs to be spent here.

Whoa, whoa whoa...Didn't you hear that clip from Romney's secretly recorded speech at his fund raiser? He was appalled that 47% of Americans feel they have a "right" to food. He's also quite put out that we expect shelter and health care. As far as Romney is concerned we Americans are just a greedy bunch of parasites. And he wants to be our leader.

Appalled. BY HUNGRY? Here in America?

Try forced homeless by banks that foreclosed on Iraq War Vets who were fighting a war at the same time their bank accounts were being emptied by the very banks that sold all their belongings after they invaded & foreclosed their homes even though they were told and they knew the guy was fighting his 3rd tour of duty.

They still took everything the guy had because he went 4 months without contacting them . He came home to no house and a drained bank account they left him nothing !!!!! Where is the help for this guy??! No place!! THATS WHERE!!!

Hillary would rather help the Wild life in the hills of Russia . It just goes to show what these politicians really think of us Americans Why isn't this kind of news in the main stream media?

Thanks Putin we can use our own money right here at home and oh BTW when are we going to get re-paid for saving your ass during WW2? That bill along with the European Marshall plan plus interest would pay for our national debt and the bill Japan owes us for post war reconstruction should be enough for even our most greedy 1% er salivate all over him/her self.

The finger is up McCain's arse.

We are now saving $135 million a year in unappreciated expenses and McCain complains?

The McCain Rule: if he is for it, it is probably wrong; if he is against it, then it probably is a good idea.

The only reason he got shot down is that he was (and still is) a crappy pilot.

There is absolutely no doubt that relations with Russia have deteriorated under Obama further. They smell a very weak administration that has already cowered to them regarding defense shields.

Because our media refuses to print facts regarding this administration, many poor decisions have not been scrutinized and now a few of them are surfacing.

Obama apparently promised Russia back before the war with Libya that they would not oust Qaddafi, but strictly trying helping on a humanitarian level. Russia wrote about this promise in their papers, but it was not mentioned here in the US. That was it for Russia. They now do not trust Obama and that is why they want no US influence in their country fearing yet another government overthrow. Keep in mind that China, also fearing uprisings, and Russia consistently vote against the US in the UN.

Uprisings bring about voids. As we have seen the US backing these internal civil wars has led to the Muslim world becoming even more anti-American.

When Obama said that rural America was clinging to their guns and bibles, you could say the same about the Muslim world that has no interest in a secular society.

"crappy pilot",really? Well why don't you fly a fighter jet over north Vietnam and have some NVA soldier shoot surface to air missiles at you and see how it goes for you,WAIT you could probably pull that mission off without a scratch,NO you probably couldn't get off the ground without screwing up!!

Not worried about an Asian or any other spring.

I'm worried about the American fall.

I think the US needs to really assess how many billions of foreign aid are being sent out every year, whether it's really necessary, and whether that money might better be applied to projects that would create jobs here in the U.S. What if we could take that $1.7 billion or whatever it amounts to in aid to Russia, and apply it to, let's say, to infrastructure projects, or to tearing down dilapidated abandoned houses in the inner cities (thereby making an impact on crime and setting the stage for more demand for construction jobs), or as incentive awards to the small private rocket/spacecraft companies that can meet certain key benchmarks for innovation and production? Heck, we could take that $1.7 billion and enhance the budget for the NIH in researching human diseases, or put it towards offshore windmills, researching safer highway innovations, some kind of a pipeline that could channel floodwater from the Mississippi valley to the drought-stricken Southwest.... it goes on and on.

All of these projects and more would create jobs. And that's just a start, pull the aid for Russia because they don't want it, and start decreasing the aid for some of the other countries that don't want it or don't need it or simply have a dubious relationship with us as a so-called "friend" (Pakistan!!). Then use it here at home in the USA to create jobs.

Oh, poor thing no one wants to our friend unless We pay them .... Why would they the only reason We are there is to get what ever We can. Countries are not as stupid as they used to be, The Indians and the Eskimo's know how We operate.

We need to stop giving money to stir violence in other countries, our streets are unsafe in this country. We allow this so we can stir crap and get intel. We buy integrity (if it existed in the first place) we steal American's money, borrow from other countries and send it off, without the peoples knowledge, acceptance or choice.

While doing the above someone is always brokering these deals and making a small and modest amounts for the special interest they represent... IF they tell us it was 2.7 billion, we can imagine what the real figures are...

No wonder everyone in other parts of the world call us gulable and stupid, or friends while their hand is out...

How many other countries are helping our Americans loosing their homes, retirements, and everything else OUR GOVERNMENT is stealing and lying to us about...

hey fed up boomer,

how is that Japan owes the US reconstruction money post war? Last time I checked dropping two atomic bombs on their country negates any money you think they should owe. Bombs dropped on ordinary civilians. At least Pearl Harbour was a military hit.

The US may have made the difference in winning WW2 but the US is not solely responsible. It still required the joined effort of European countries and the US to defeat the fascists which included: Japan, Italy, Croatia, Germany.......

As for Russia - they don't want foreign aid because it invites interference from the US, which has messed up a lot of countries in the last 60 years. Russia has a huge territory to look after and they have to deal with muslim insurgents and as we can see from the middle east, every time the US interferes, the muslim extremists gain ground. Let Russia take care of things the way they want.

Maybe they don't have the full democratic system and have some ways to go in the department of human rights but at least they know how to keep their country stable. A country's evolution in terms of human rights has to come from within and cannot be forced from the outside.

Ok get ready for obumbo to have a press conference blaming Bush!

ONE AND DONE !!!

OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake America !!!

ROMNEY / RYAN 2012

i wonder if everyone realizes that if we stopped all foriegn aid we could pay the US debt down in about 5 years while still keeping all the social programs going in this country along with free health care for all. i think we should start taking care of america first.

Way To Go Russia...Obama spending what we don't have to spend...thanks for not sinking us further in debt...

GOOD! It makes ZERO sense to borrow from China only to GIFT it to Russia anyway!

$50,000,000 of our annual deficit down... only $1,399,950,000,000 to go!

Eric1964,

While I agree we need to drastically cut foreign aid, we do not give enough aid to come anywhere close to our annual deficit. This $50 million is just a proverbial drop in the bucket of our $1.4 TRILLION annual deficit and $16 TRILLION accumulated national debt. To eliminate our deficit we would have to cut $50,000,000 about 28,000 TIMES (28,000 X $50,000,000 =$1,400,000,000,000 And to eliminate our national debt we will need to cut $50 Million a total of 320,000 TIMES. (320,000 x $50,000,000 = $16,000,000,000,000 Since there are only something like 100-140 nations on Earth... our national debt is FAR short of the total wee need to cut! LOL This illustrates well how Americans have ZERO CLUE about how huge our problems REALLY are... but they still cling to wanting "free" healthcare and other stuff that is bankrupting our nation. INSANE!!!

and while were cutting aid to rich white countries like Russia and Israel, let's stop wasting money by sending it to Africa

billions upon billions sent there for decades and the only thing to show for it is mansions, Mercedes and jewelery for the so-called "Presidents-for-Life" and their family members

Does anyone really proof read anything any more?

Just more crap.

Dear Russia,

Thank you. We will gladly refrain from sending you any aid. Now, if I can just get Congress to quit sending it to any and all contries with majority islamic populations, and remove all of our people in official capacities from all these countries, we'll all (in the US) be much better off. You corporate behemoths can stay at your own peril - or not.

Sincerely,

An American

So, Russia kicks the obumbo administration and their aid money out because they support the muslim presence in Russia. At least the Russians are on the ball. If only we were as smart..............

President Vladimir Putin blamed Washington for trying to destabilize Russia and accused Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for signaling the start of demonstrations.

We need change now, more than ever; a change in leadership, a change in direction. Obama/Clinton fail.

This 'aid' is a way for CIA fronts to collect information and have presence in those countries.

rick i dont think you realize how much foreign aid we give out every year. foreign aid comprises over 30% of our yearly national spending. like ron paul said if we cut out foreign aide pulled our troops out and cut defense spending, stopped free trade increased tarrifs limited imports we would have a strong economy and be out of debt in under 5 years. you wont see any of that under romney or obama.

as far as the free health care, i would like to see something for my taxes that i pay. i know that is something that should not be implemented untill our debt is gone. free health care with no increase to a nations debt is very feasible just look at germany for example.

Looks like the little nazi Putin is trying to drive his country back into communism. Go ahead let him. Lets see how long it takes for his own people to rise up without our influence...they dont need us to exercise their wants and desires. He acts like we are the cause of his problems. This little twerp is a power hungry little bugger who is trying to over compensate because hes short.

Does he actually think his country needs our help when it comes to wanting to be free??

I say "FINE"... Lets bring all our aid home from everywhere and dont give aid to anyone unless they ask us in writing with specifics..then we can say we were asked for assistance..not we are trying to inject our way of life into their government.

I am so sick of these guys from other countries accusing us of being the cause of all their problems. Lets get out of all other countries and see how long it takes before they are knocking at the door again asking for help. Do they thik they would get any strings attached if they asked Russia for aid? or China?? Doesnt every government that gives aid ask for something in return?

And this aid we were giving was for the health of their population. Russia has universal healthcare..why were we helping them out when we dont even have that luxury??

Cherity starts at home...I suggest we get our country sorted out before we give aid to anyone else from now on. Then only what we can afford to do without.

Bluelake

Whoa, whoa whoa...Didn't you hear that clip from Romney's secretly recorded speech at his fund raiser? He was appalled that 47% of Americans feel they have a "right" to food. He's also quite put out that we expect shelter and health care. As far as Romney is concerned we Americans are just a greedy bunch of parasites. And he wants to be our leader.

Talk about "Spin". Secretly recorded? Were recording devices not allowed? If so, how did someone use a cellphone to record Romney's comments without being caught? No one at the table would've noticed there was a "spy" doing something they shouldn't?

And nowhere in those comments did I hear Romney say he was appalled that 47% of the people feel they have a right to food! He did say that 47% of people are receiving some sort of government assistance, and that they do not pay taxes! His plan to reduce taxes on those who do pay them, and reduce government assistance as he creates more jobs in the private sector is not something that percentage does not like and will not vote for him period! Funny how all these liberals have called Americans too lazy, and spoiled to do the jobs illegal aliens take in order to defend their illegal presence in our country. But take umbrage at someone who tells the truth instead of being politically correct as to not offend anyone. I had a guy who owed me a few bucks, and he tried to pay me with food stamps worth a little more than he owed me. He gets them from people on food stamps less than their face value. I told him to put them where the sun don't shine, and pay me with what I loaned him! There was massive fraud before, and more now in the food stamp program since on this administration's watch more people are on food stamps than ever before due to it's inability to create any jobs for less than $400,000 each! Children are on their parents health insurance till age 26? We keep finding out about the hidden taxes in the presidents health care plan, like the new tax that'll be assessed when someone sells their home. Sorry but President Obama's campaign is not being run on his record of his success's in keeping his campaign promises, only on excuses! His primary one is that he didn't know how bad things were. Which tells me he didn't know what he was talking about during his first campaign! His reaching out to the muslim world in the spirit of friendship, and understanding while apologizing for our past actions has shown his diplomatic genius when you look at what's happening in that part of the world. And his "it could've been worse" routine is getting old. Keep him in office and he'll prove how much worse it can get!

"The Russian government's decision to end all USAID activities in the country is an insult to the United States and a finger in the eye of the Obama Administration," Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said in a statement.

"There should be no confusion as to why this decision was made: an increasingly autocratic government in Russia wants to limit the ability of its own citizens to freely and willingly work with American partners on the promotion of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Russia," he added.

Who the hell does John Mcain think he is....Here he complains that Russian's government limit their citizens!!! But here at home...he want to detain them indefinitely with NO right to an attorney. He want to detain you inefinitely without the a trial, or even a charge...just on mere thougth or suspician!!! He was the author of the disgusting NDAA...which Obama signed into law...although it is being disputed, even overturned my Federal judge Forrest in NY! To hell with John Mccain...and to think i almost voted for that scumbag four years ago! NEVER will i vote for the one party system known as the Democrats and Republicans....THEY are the problem with this country!

Eric -

Barry and PBS say our foreign aid figure is 1% of federal budget. Depends on how you cook the numbers.

INTERNATIONAL WELFARE SPONSORED BY US DOLLARS

NATO is comprised of 28 nations (more in the pipeline). We (the US) are 1/28, yet we fund between 20–25% of the cost – $711.8 Million in DIRECT costs in
latest annual figures available (2011).
NOTE that this does not include the cost of military deployment for US troops to NATO operations. (NOTE further that the other members reduced their contributions by $45 Million during the previous two years.)[Google “Gates criticizes NATO,” CBS news, 6/10/2011]

The UN is comprised of 193 member-states. We are 1/193, yet we finance 22% of the regular annual budget and 27% of the peacekeeping budget. During fiscal 2009 that figure was $6.374 Billion – up 1 Billion over 2008. [betterworldcampaign.org & Wikipedia]. NOTE that all sources reviewed indicated that it is “very difficult” to track actual spending on the UN.)

Direct US contributions of Foreign Aid to other countries (2009) were $52.7 Billion.

You've gotta look closely at the numbers the pols throw around. You do know that food and energy costs are no longer used to calculate CPI & inflation? Wonder why?

ItsAboutTime-3704531

Does this mean we can stop the 60 BILLION we give to Israel too?

------ I am not going to speak ill of this poster. He/she could be a very nice person. However, there is no chance that we are giving 60 billion to Israel. Maybe he meant 6 or it's a typo or something like that. What astounds me is that 40 people voted for his comment, obviously without any research. So, are we able to just say anything we want on these comment boards and folks will vote for us without fact checking?

I am extremely handsome with a great personality and unending wealth.

How is that "RESET" working for you, Mr. Obama? Still going to give Putin what he wants on the reduction of our missile defense capabilities?

The Amateur is being schooled.

Another Obama foreign policy failure.

I am extremely handsome with a great personality and unending wealth.

Spellchecker and that is why all the women want to kill you...............if they can't have you then no one will.

Can we take the money we'll be saving with Russia and give it to Israel?

Anything to perturb the proto-Nazis!

Well the good news is we can take this out of our budget. I just hope they don't spend the money elsewhere since we don't actually have it.

I doubt very much there are many Americans who want aid going to Russia anyway , who the hell's idea was it to send them aid in the first place ?

Just so you know ,

aid to Israel was $3.175 billion in 2010 , 3.331 billion in 2009 , 2.77 billion in 2008 , and

aid to Egypt was $1.55 billion in 2010 , 1.5 billion in 2009 , 1.701 billion in 2008

Afghanistan which seems to be oddly missing from one of the charts received $4.646 billion in aid in 2010 not counting military assistance totaling 6.8 billion for a grand total of 11.446 billion in 2010 .

Pakistan received $1.94 billion in aid plus 914 million in military assistance totaling 2.853 billion in 2010 .

Just think what we could do with all that money being spent here or better yet not spent at all leading to a more balanced budget .

Good Russia, you can finally stand on your own two feet. Too proud to continue to take handouts? Well at least you have your pride, not much else, but you have that.

Remember, you are no longer a Super Power, you are in line with France and other sorry-ass countries who are dependent on others for aid. I hear communism is making a comeback in Russia, that should give you all hope. Oh, wait a minute, that didn't work out too well for you guys last time. Good luck picking up the pieces. You'll need it without USA's help.

Don't worry, Obama will find somewhere else to P*iss the money away.

He will send 30 billion to Africa, oh wait, Georgie already did that.

None of you get it. We have been doing this since before I was born over 60 years ago and we keep increasing what we give to other countries. Why? It is all of their fault. Someone could have stopped it and no one has. TERM LIMITS SHEEPLE.

Term limits is the worst idea ever to reshape American democracy.

It's not that the people should have the right to elect whomever they want; that's a given in a democracy.

But the effect of term limits is to make legislators wholly dependent on appointed staff members and lobbyists -- the people who have the history, the knowledge, and the tools to get things done. And what they get done is always in their own interests, not the interests of the people at large.

Friend, the senators and representatives already are wholly dependent on appointed staff members. As a part of an organization, I was able to meet with representatives from the offices of my senators and representative this past spring. You do not meet the actual representative or senator, you work with their staffers.

My advice is to take a trip to Washington and hang out at the capital and get a sense of what is really happening. I have done this albeit a few years ago and it was INSANE.

the boys: all governments are a bit insame, as are religions, as are even your city council and local school board meeting. Humans are not the nicest, sanest creatures when it comes to getting along with each other. Every world power - and there are several - buys their way through diplomacy. Read a history book; been this way since the first civilization: Egyptians. It's really all there is as an alternative to constant war, as the next three civilizations discovered: Mesopotamians, Greeks, Romans. Unless, of course, you just plan on enslaving your neighbor/enemy. Good luck with that. Even the Germans finally figured out by 1944 that doesn't work so well, though the Russians kept trying to worm a hole in that means of control until 1991. China's still at it in Tibet, but then, they're just not ever going to get with the program, nor is most of sub-Saharan Africa. What would men do with themselves without the insane desire to control others, be it with violence or money or just jawing around a table or pulpit?

LOL @ littlechanges: your new history book lists Eyptians as the first civilization? ROFL

We all know the only history book anyone actually believes is the bible. ugh, can someone please hit the reset button on this species, PLEASE!! I think we need a mulligan

We are broke. We cant afford to give money away to anyone anymore. It's time to restructure our foreign aid policies. And I agree..we do need term limits.

Bill, my first thought was "Now if we could only get a chorus going and have the world sing this dandy tune!"

I actually agree "If you don't wanted.. we take our "toys" and go home." One of the early post said can we talk about the article w/o bringing Pres. Obama into it. This speaks directly to his mismanagement of foreign policy in a an area where Obama said "Relations will improve"... (remember the reset button?).

It is another area where he as President did not start the program.. but he as President fumbled the program.... oh well just keep focusing on Romney's "47%" comments... don't look at the gas prices, don't look at the unemployment.. just keep looking at the news cycle... Hey you... voter... don't worry about your house note.... look Romney said something we can use... never mind Russia...

you get my point.

While I am fine with limiting aid to other countries, it should be our decision not theirs. We look weaker and weaker every day. The world has got Obama's number so to speak and he is being treated with disdain. Even money now keep up the pretense that the US even under Obama is not liked by many.

So now we are weak and not liked. Before we were disliked, but not weak. We are seeing the US losing their grip on the world and thus another new world leader will fight to appear. If the US doesn't want to lead, somebody else will.

The currency issue is next. This is the redistribution of wealth Obama supports. He and fellow progressives have believed for decades that the US consumes too much of the world resources and has too much of the money.
Obama supports a shared leadership role. Europe formed the EU to compete with that leadership role. Both are failing now and another country will step up with their political influence which NONE of us will like.

Actually what it says about the Obama Administration is there are requirements to recieving our money. There are things that you have too comply with and if you don't, take care of yourself. No longer a free ride.

Flame77_7---We will focus on Romneys 47% comments, gauanteed. Romney thinks by spending 100s of millions he will be able to buy the election. He's wrong. He can't even speak inteligently,just like most members of his party, yet runs his mouth, without knowing the facts. He's still the gutless little wimp he was when he dodged the Viet Nam draft, and ran to France. He wants everyone to think he has a pair. Unless he had them implanted when he ran to France, he doesn't. If you believe anything he says, you deserve to burn, but we don't. We also shouldn't be giving ANY other countries money, especially Isreal.

The U.S. has more than 1,000 military bases located around the world, so many that even Pentagon Inc. isn't sure of the count. Not likely they'll disappear anytime soon, given the last decade of warrior worship and ignorant jingoism that passes for national pride among the uneducated general populace.

As long as we continue to help other countries out with reconstructing and aid they arent gonna do anything to help themselves. Look at alot of the countries we have been helping for years. They havent gotten better. They just wait fo us to bring them supplies. I think some of them need some tough love. We can show them how to take care of their problems and then they got to do it from there. And for god sakes lets educate them in birth control so babies dont keep starving to death.

No they don't need our money they have enough so they can blow us off the map. We need to stop being so stupid and keeping our eyes open. Do you really think they don't have any nukes there? They do and so do other country's I know we are not stupid either and that's for real at least I would pray we are not. I'm not getting into talking politicks that's all ,you here now and the phone ringing all day too good heavens, Enough .already

Wow, theboys just scare me. You're saying we look "weaker" now than when the C-I-C stood under a sign that said "Mission Accomplished" for a war that would continue for a decade and still not end? Your fear is that some other leader will somehow take over the world forcing us to live according to his beliefs but us forcing the world to live by our beliefs is not wrong? Were you ever taught to share as a kid or was your dad the neighborhood bully that taught you to take whatever you want and always have things your way? Your statements somehow translate to we should rule the world and no one else should have a say in anything ... not sure I like that world - your freedom actually sounds kind of oppressive ...

and Songbird ... therapy and sedatives can help ... not really sure what you were saying but I'm sure it will be ok after a nap.

My freinds and neighbors in Japan were glad to have USAID Search and Rescue after the Great East Tohoku Disaster. That is the kind of thing it is great for.

I would like to see aid cut and put towards the deficit.

Little Changes,

Have you ever served in the military? Every worked at the Pentagon? Likely not from your comments. You assume that others national pride is tainted labeling them "uneducated general populace" becuase they support our military. Pompous.

The reason we have helped reconstruct countries after WWI and WWII is for the average citizen in those countries who had no say in the ordeal. Stable countries are more peaceful. We have maintained a presence in the world to protect our allies and interests in different regions. The world has since gotten more complicated. Yes we give aid to countries to help them stay stable, yes we choose to support the lesser of two evil dictators and many other things. It is a global world and we are in up to our eyes now. But now we have met the Middle East that will not be stable like Europe was after the Nazi and Axis powers were defeated. Its a different ball game. Still, our country needs to stand up for right and wrong.

This agency was probably a front for CIA agents anyhow.

Russia is looking like the adult in the room, too bad Israel, Turkey and all the other leeches in the world won't follow suit.

And people are b*tching about the American people on welfare....

Defend America Forever !!! Amen for a corageous sit back and think great Ideas to advice our one and only black President ever thank you. Our President is not weak. He is not blood thirsty for middle eastern sand people blood. He is not a fool.

But meekly wait and murmer not smooth water rans very deep. Remember O.B ?all the big bad wargongers could'nt put a finger on him he was the world's most wanted...No one knew who were about to take the 4cur off the map for life,

This is why we are being zap from behind our back. But trust me we have a SMART President... Message to our leaders...Stop all aids giving let all TUBS sit on their own backsides and start looking after the AMERICANS PEOPLE.

There will be much interest. and love, we will then rise up as a Nation to face our foes in the name of almighty GOD. Out enemies have to be fed with long spoons at a distance.

Cynthia,,,,, were you stoned, drunk, or on crack when you wrote that mess above

I hope you're ok

God Bless the folks on COOL-AID

Our government doesn't have to send humanitarian aid. It never gets to those who need it. Charitable organizations get more bang for their buck than our government does. Support Doctors without Borders or the many churches who have no dog in the fight. We don't even get respect when our government responds.

Your right Kathryne

It gets as far as the enemy who take it and feed and arm their troops. Lets be real here. If we stopped alot of this aid then alot of these wars would stop because they are gonna run out of weapons and food.

I agree this love has no more heart for hooligans and bogus nations "STOP ALL AIDS" with immediate effects. Russia is always a great fungus to stay away from. Being ignorant in our present situation would not benefit even a fool.

Russia is stooping in China's face so they're hubby&wiffy let them alone UN has to learn what an in the bed enemy is supposed to give it house hold. POISON in future time.

USAid is primarily humanitarian. Like when they helped with Search and Rescue in Japan...volunteers came and staged out of our base to go to the disaster areas. Great people.

However, I am glad that Russian doesn't want it and it can go back in the coffers.

Hey Genius The article said we have been giving it away for the last 10 yrs. I guess G.W had nothing to do with this.

Hey Dave- GW was at fault also but is that the reason Obama keeps doing stupid also? Everything is GW's fault, Blah, Blah, Blah, Get the welfare queen out of office!!!

Actually,congress says where the money will be spent moreso than the president and you should do some research as to how much money is spent on our military and foreign aid. If all was indeed cut,it would indeed pay for the programs that you listed.

Yea Kent It's Obamas fault now but it wasn't G.Ws Fault then. You can't have it both ways.

Who's G.W.? Obama's been in office for four years, why didn't he fix all these problems like he promised? Things have gotten much worse over the last four years, not better.

Mompantero:

Things have gotten better not worse. Dubya: 5K+ Americans died in Iraq. 100K+ Iraqis. 12 Embassy attacks. Our military burns the curan/kuran and bush apologies for it. Our military treats iraqi prisoners like animals, against the Geneva convention at Abu Grabh prison, and bush apologizes. 1.3 trillion deeper in dept while we paid for Iraq's infrastructure. Hmmmmm... seems to me, in this example alone, Obama has done BETTER.

Obama hasn't done it all right, but compared to his predecessor, there is no contest. Compared to Romney, Obama has no worries.

Mompantero, I guess you're not one of the 36% that NBC was touting about being pleased with the way the last 4 yrs have gone!

Personally, I'm neither pleased nor displeased. I'm just sick of hearing that Obama's problems are based on George Bush. If Obama's elected again, in four years when he accomplishes nothing we'll be hearing the same crap. I'll agree that he's done a lot - however most of it has been in support of abortion, gay rights and more give-aways. Sorry folks but I'm not that kind of guy - my folks (who were poor as dirt immigrants) taught me that you aren't entitled to what you don't earn.

Dave, WAKE UP already. I am so tired of seeing all the excuses for President Obama's failures. HE asked for the job and said he could change things. He has been a complete failure and has sold out this country. This is the UNITED States of America, not the SOCIALIST State of America. (Yes it was intentional to pluralize one versus the other, if you don't understand the difference, go back to school.) However, Republicans are NOT blameless. Both sides of the aisle have forgotten who they work for. Republicans do generally protect the rich. While I don't agree with penalizing someone because they have been successful, I also don't agree to giving them perks or tax breaks. BUT, they at least understand a budget, unlike Democrats that believe you can "spend" your way out of debt. And while Romney may not be ultimate "Savior" to our Nation, he's a heck of a lot better than the Obama who will absolutely destroy America and everything we have stood for since 1776.

ItsAboutTime, wasnt obumma in office when the books were burnt? wasnt it obummer in office that apologized several times to the muslim pieces of sh*t who kill our people over there, wasnt it obummer who was in office when the US Ambassador to Libya was raped and murdered, and all he did was apologize for the actions of some guy that actually had nothing to do with anything other than be used as an excuse for the muslim fanatics to practice their brand of peace. Obama is a failure, his foreign policy is a failure. He is destroying America, and 4 more years of this we may never recover. VOTE him out before its too late!!

Hotdog McCain is, was, and always will be an idiot.

Mompantero

It is NOT blame, its absolute TRUTH. Do you honestly think that 50 years of violence and unrest amongest radical muslims changes because our President changes, you are mistaken. Radical muslims do not view us as President Dubya, or President Obama, they view us as Americans and will attack us regardless. Obama is responsible FOR resolving what happened, but he is NOT to blame for "WHY" it happened.

Obama has not been all about giveaways... Where are these, I didn't get no give aways. I don't agree with social programs being a way of life, and those who abuse it should no longer receive it, but our elderly do not deserve to have the $$$ they paid into SS/Medicare taken away, because the GOP thinks its an entitlement.

Wrong, our relations were way down when we invaded Iraq. Many nations were opposed to the precedent of one nation just running around smashing up the place and putting everybody else on notice that we were above the law. The US also inflamed and helped instigate the crisis in Abkazia and South Ossestia, Saakashvilli was a puppet who did the Wests dirty work with the Caspian Sea pipelines to bypass Russia. Then we influenced and tried to usurp the sovereignty of the Ukraine with money for the election of Yuschenko and his Western cronies. The list goes on and on. So it seems to me that Russia has a legitimate beef with foreign interference in their national business. The latest episode of meddling is the whole "Pussy Riot' charade.

Thank you Mike - you said it very well.

While it's true that Russia needs to improve it's democatic system and human rights, it has to come from within. The people themselves have to bring about change and trying to force it on them will not work.

Also, every time the US interferes with a country, Islamic extremists gain more power there. Russia has a big territory to look after and needs to have absolute control to prevent the chaos brought about by Islamic extremists.

Obviously Saddam Hussein wasn't a good guy but he had full control of Iraq and there was no Al Queda (spelling?) activity there. Now there is no contol, al queda everywhere and innocent people dying all the time. The US had no problem with Hussein being a ruthless dictator until Hussein wouldn't do what the US wanted.

Congress handles the purse strings of the country ..NOT the president.

GEEZZZ! When are you boneheads who keep blaming Obama gonna wake up and get the message? Quit acting so stupid!

Not to mention we have been giving aid for years not just the last 4 so wake up. Heck of a good try though you tbagger morons.

Its funny how you never hear about how broke we are when repubs are in office. DEFICITS DONT MATTER...remember?? Cheney?

The USAID has been from its inception a covert front for our CIA, they influence politics, regime changes and other under-covered actions, which is why they have been kicked out of many countries. Nothing is free.

prison

Old dogs and new tricks, you know the saying. Don't trust a politician.

I agree annon 2801871 They all seem to say what they think they want us to say and then do what they want. How do you know a politician is lying their mouth is open and this goes for BOTH parties!! As for the aid, the United States giving aid is like my saying I am not going to pay my electric bill because I helped pay my neighbors and still expect to keep my electricity. And lets try to be honest people it is not just Obuma or GW America seems to think we need to help everyone else and first we need to take care of ourselves like the financial experts say pay yourself first and America does not prepare for our future first we try to solve others problems sorry Angelina Jolie America's priorities are screwed up but it is because we give too much to other countries and rich people like you hide in foreign countries to avoid paying US taxes. Help the land that you and your adulterous friend came from first you like a politician have screwed up ideas.

It is just a little more money they can subsidize big oil with. Republicans love doing that.

I had heard that Obama has already earmarked that money for democrats with marginal middle class incomes. He's trying to get up to an even 50%. LOL

The defecit has been going on for more than tens years!!!

Yes Kent for 12 yrs. It startwd under good old G.W.

Dave the story said 2 decades that's 20 yrs. Maybe you went to school in Chicago and they taught you math.

@scottyconner

Were you there, 12 years ago, when GW began immediately to undo all the defecit-reducing work Willy did for us?

When you say Willy, Dudditz, you mean the congress at the time that passed a deficit reducing budget, right?

BS! I say let disease kill them so we dont have to!

It sounds like you are a politician trying to make a bucket of crap smell better. Still smells like crap to me.

Apparently, Russia no longer wants our help to "combat" anything. This despite the fact that we are the world leaders in "combat".

Let us also not forget the money we contributed to help the Russian government secure its nukes, so that they don't go wandering off. Although there is no guarantee that didn't happen anyway.

While I understand the principle of spending foreign aid, there are far too many problems right here in the US for our country to be spending billions of dollars on countries whose governments either don't need it or talk out of both sides of their mouths--taking the aid and then bashing or refusing to help us.

Now if we could cut back on the militaries wasteful spending of our tax payer dollars we may be able to actually do some deficit reduction. Remember the military just loveeessss to spend money on stuff we dont need. How many nukes do we need and how many tanks do we have sitting in warehouses we dont use... along with other weapons? We dont need to replace them every year just because they added a new kind of headlight or scope...especially when the old ones havent even been used yet.They are still the most advanced weapons on the planet and can kill just as well.

Elaine,

Ever serve in the military, I mean the people in the trenches. THought not. Less than 1% do. There may be some waste in development and people in congress trying to get contracts in their districts, the average military member isn't in that bracket.

The military is still expected to do the same mission and more with less budget, less gear and aging systems. If these new cuts go into effect you can eventually see our military finally be stretched so tight they will break.

You don't know what you are talking about and you should check yourself. A tank is not replaced because of a new headlight or scope. Upgrades to systems are done to extend the life of things like tanks and aircraft. You have no idea how many aging airframes have been in service for 20 years, 30 years and they are being retrofitted to last more because of the budget. They are all used in the field and wear out from take off and landings, pulling Gs, etc. But I am probably talking about things you have no clue about, nor bother to learn about. Just like your car or your body wears out with age.

Part of the reason we are at a deficit is the 10 year long battle against radical Islamic terrorism. Yes, it is part of it. However, if you think totally getting rid of the military is a great idea, please don't scream for help when the @!$%# hits the fan in the future, which unfortunately it will. And in this modern age of technology we cannot wait for things to spin up with Rosie the Riveter building things in a factory. We need to be ready.

The ones who want to turn us into a third world country are the repubs. and corporations who own them. They did most of the outsourcing and drove wages into the dirt with these stupid right to work states that drive wages down and force people to work longer harder hours and live in substandard conditions in order to survivie..with all this "Unions are bad" bs.

Who do you think protects you from these vultures who want you to become surfs to wait on their butts and make them richer then they already are?

Unions make sure you get decent wages and decent hours and vacation time and retirement and medical that is fair. How is that bad?? The unions keep your children from having to quit school and go to work at 8 years old rather then go to school and get educated.

Repubs dont like unions because they keep them from screwing you over and working you into an early grave ... you listen to the propaganda the repub tbaggers keep spinning but you dont pay attention to who is going to benefit from it. It aint you babe!

You see my dears the republicans believe that if they say things over and over enough times that it will make it true and you will begin to believe it..its called brainwashing.

After all they arent gonna allow their campaign from getting off message by the facts checkers. They are counting on stupidity.

Yeah, unions are great, they aren't ever involved with organized crime or extorting management in exchange for collective bargaining concessions. See, because there aren't reams of legislation that protects workers, and they foster hiring the best and brightest people regardless of their affiliation, and they make it very easy to fire "tenured" incompetents. They are very relevant to today's reality of the workplace.

Just some more brainwashing for ya.

Unions served their purpose in the industrial age. That is why we now have LAWS that require minimum wage, limited work hours, etc.

I have no respect for Unions based on real life situations and how they have acted. When workers go on strike for some small concession, the union bosses get their salary while the workers can't pay their bills. Can't cross the line, can't work elsewhere. No one will ever tell me I cannot work. Remember the UPS strike? In Honolulu when the workers under contract for The Bus went on strike there was very little sympathy for them. Every person in any job big or small is important to our country and communities, but sorry, you are going to hit a ceiling in transportation. They complained yet made more than firefighters and teachers in Hawaii. No sympathy there. Many people in Honolulu use public transportation.One bus worker complained on TV about not being able to pay for her SUV while on strike. No sympathy for her either! People were pissed off, they were WALKING or trying to find any way to work possible, and she's griping about her SUV. Then one of the picket line people was shown getting a foot massage because his feet were sore and hurting after being in the picket line all day. The people said oh yeah, what about my feet hurting because you aren't driving? The people of Honolulu found other ways to get to work: massive carpooling, mopeds, etc. And for over a month after the strike bus ridership was down. They had to give away specials to win back riders.

A few years ago in the Northwest a company built a factory and hired non-union workers. A union had their thugs come in and destroy private property. This is AMERICA, if a company wants to hire non-union they can. I have no respect for their cause when they think they are so priviledged that they can vandalise and destroy property.

While wages are falling, I still don't want to be union.

How are you entitled to the wealthys money. How about going out and making some of your own. I'm not wealthy but I am also not entitled to someone elses money either. We are pretty close to the majority of Americans becomming nothing more than welfare leach babies... Take care of me, somebody owes me, work is too hard, I have to get out of bed how early, somebody hurt my feelings...

Right on Kent!!! Obama's biggest success in this country has been to create a distrust of business and successful people. In his own communist mind, he can't understand how people could possibly be successful without the government. I can understand how thinks this way since he himself has never had a real job!!

Well Kent....I don't want the wealthy's money, but the tax rates favor them.

Earn $50k - Tax cut for you $1,200.00 - 4%

Earn $250k - Tax cut for you $250,000.00 - 7%

Why don't you learn about a subject before you post about it?

Yeah, because reverting to the tax rates of 2000 is distrusting business and successful people, taking someone else's money, communist, socialist and all the other platitudes so-called conservatives like to roll out at every opportunity.

sorry -earn 5 million dollars -tax cut is $250k - 7%

(it's early and you pssd me off ---)

Please feel free to defend why the wealthy deserve a BIGGER tax cut

Hey JW - At my low tax rate I paid more than a million dollars in federal tax alone last year. How much did you pay? I'm sick of all the whining about the taxes the wealthy pay. If Obama raises the rate to where it's not tolerable, I'll simply take my money offshore where he can't get at it. If he's so hell bent on raising taxes why didn't he do it when he had a Democratic Congress? I'll tell you why - he and congress are rich themselves and don't want to pee in their own punch bowl. Who do you think runs this country - the poor??? Wake up and smell the coffee, all of Obama's big talk is electioneering!!!!

@JW,

I'm sorry but Jessica Simpson would do a better job than many of our elected Bimbos.

my wife and i make around 120k a year together and pay in 35% of it as taxes. so tell my why should someone that makes a million pay less of a percent. oh and mom sure go ahead and take your money overseas, most are doing that already when the taxes in this country for people that a million or more are the lowest it has ever been. like i said raise tarrifs limit imports force companies from continueing to outsource. romney and obama wont do that though

RON PAUL 2012 im writing him in hopefully most of america as well.

MomPan; "At my low tax rate I paid more than a million dollars in federal tax alone last year. How much did you pay?"

Pay your employees better, then you won't have to pay so much. It's a legitimate deduction!

Mompantero .......Are we supposed to be impressed ? How many yachts did you buy last year. Why do YOU deserve more tax write offs than me? Are you a "job creator?""

So am I. I buy your crap products and if me and a fedw hundred of my middle class friends stop buying then you won't be hiring ANYONE. WE are the job creators

You need our military and police to protect you. Go overseas, greedy scum. We in debt anyway and don't need you to rip us off more.

You are right about "stupid" We, the American people are stupid. trying to buy love and acceptance and peace where none is wanted. The whole world must be laughing at us in our insistance to save them. Fo Ged aboud it. Mr. Wizard,,,time for this one to come home.

"White House was planning on cutting medicare, food stamps and money to local clinics."

That would be congress that forced cuts to everything.

hey Robert, not that you give a sh!t, but that $70 billion goes back to 1949, most of it is loan guarantees (like a co-signer) and loans thay have been repaid, not actual money grants; and the return given by Israel on the investment far outweighs any other USAID money flushed down the toilet, like the money given to Arab states and Russia.

And I'd give Israel your house if I could.

No need to work at defeating us, all you need to do is sit on the sidelines and watch. Our government is defeating us from the inside and what's reall scary is that our people seem to like it.

I know datz right

Tinto DeVerano so true .The saying goes you cannot change the spots of the leopard is so the fact.the aids Russia got was furnis to eliminate the Syrian PPLE. With both Russia & China's warning to the US no outside interferances allowed. When they 're the ones whom were furnishing and fanning the infernos.

If China have to loan the US this is Russia's reason to reject the US funds and hugged China she is dependant on China, time for the US to start gathering and keeping what they have for their people whom put them in charge. We're no fools, one never too old to learn great lessons even in the face of life nor death. We will Prevail, Never give up.

I will have to give a Kudo to Russia, at least they are telling us to "shove the money", and just not taking it.

You forgot ISRAEL! They just flat out suck and are the root cause of most of the turmoil going on in the middle east. If there is a problem, Israel is probably covertly stirring the pot.

Hey Mom, pay your employee's more, then they won't need food stamps!

Mompantero.. great the money or aids giving was not started from the Obama's administration but from younder up stairs, he's not the organizer of this waste, nor friendship buyer. Each and every one of you his haters must jump off his back and attack this national disgrace from root to presence.

Stop making him be a scape goat. you said things were never better with you since GWB exit 4yrs ago you are a bare face liar, it's high time you criticizing liars start speaking the truth and give this President his earned credits. Stop being a bare face liar.

Cynthia Scott-5898917

it's high time you criticizing liars start speaking the truth and give this President his earned credits. Stop being a bare face liar.

I bet someone said this same thing to you 5 years ago on this site.

But we can only "jump off someone's back" if it's someone we agree I guess, sucks huh?

Shame on them, pure shame, they dont need our money the long two face liars shame is killing them, they dont want what we dont have now so why were they been taking in the first place ? they should start repaying fron the rooth days to present. Whom are they trying to fart on ? Look who, lmaol.

not defending, but I drove from Cincinnati to the Poconos this week, and EVERY bridge on the interstates are being repaired or rebuilt, not to mention countless miles off road resurfacing.

Odd name for such a voter, but I add my thanks to Vlad Putin. I don't think it is a finger in the eye of the Obama adm., but the rest of McCain's quote sounds plausible and no amount of money is going to change much if that is the case. So put the funding to use here or toward our debt balance...it'll be a better use.

NOBAMA. U Sir, are a moron. U joining the Muslim religion , also ??

It's better than being a hypocrite Mormon!

Navy, I guess I don't understand the insult. Are you saying you disagree with him exercising his right as an American to vote? Or was that a pathetic way of saying you disagree with who he is voting for? Just calling someone a moron doesn't actually form any kind of valid opposing opinion, it's just makes you appear weak. Any chance your a republican? I just ask because that is their basic strategy of argument - have no real plan - just insult the opponent.

good maybe someone in the government will figure that the money we waste in Russia could really do some good in our country for the homeless and starving that we have here

you will be so sorry you voted for obama the mulatto muslim!!!!!!

Not quite sure he is a Muslim or Christian which leaves prophecy fulfilled. He definitely has the freaks, sexual deviants, atheists and fair-weather patriots on his side....guess he is the anti-Christ after all.

And his Chicago Zip code was what ???