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Rhiannon12866

(249,328 posts) Sat Jan 25, 2025, 02:13 AM Jan 2025

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State Department suspends nearly all U.S. foreign aid for 3 months - PBS NewsHour

The State Department suspended all foreign assistance around the world for at least three months. That affects tens of billions of dollars on programs that run from military assistance to Ukraine to supporting police in Mexico who interdict fentanyl coming into the U.S. Nick Schifrin reports. - Aired on 01/24/2025.

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State Department suspends nearly all U.S. foreign aid for 3 months - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jan 2025 OP

US aid to Pakistan keeps Islamic fanatics from getting their nukes. pfitz59 Jan 2025 #1

Biden was originally chosen as VP for his foreign policy experience, and he carried that knowledge on as president Rhiannon12866 Jan 2025 #2

You know where this goes... Bread and Circuses Jan 2025 #3

Or attempts blackmail which led to his first impeachment. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2025 #4

Bingo! A criminal always returns the scene of the crime. Bread and Circuses Jan 2025 #5

pfitz59

(12,265 posts)

1. US aid to Pakistan keeps Islamic fanatics from getting their nukes.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 03:28 AM

Jan 2025

and other aid programs prevent similar calamities. This is not good.

Rhiannon12866

(249,328 posts)

2. Biden was originally chosen as VP for his foreign policy experience, and he carried that knowledge on as president

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 03:35 AM

Jan 2025

Does anyone in the new administration have any kind of foreign policy experience?? As you said, we'll pay dearly for that absence from now on.

Bread and Circuses

(1,494 posts)

3. You know where this goes...

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 03:53 AM

Jan 2025

He’ll restore foreign aide only when a country agrees to pay a kickback ….

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Rhiannon12866

(249,328 posts)

4. Or attempts blackmail which led to his first impeachment.

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 04:04 AM

Jan 2025

That's not likely to happen again no matter how many times he violates the Constitution or U.S. laws.

Bread and Circuses

(1,494 posts)

5. Bingo! A criminal always returns the scene of the crime.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 04:44 AM

Jan 2025

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