A representative of the US authorities who blocked the allocation of funds for the purchase of ammunition for the Iron Dome missile defense system was named

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A representative of the US authorities who blocked the allocation of funds for the purchase of ammunition for the Iron Dome missile defense system was named

After being approved by a majority vote of the House of Representatives on September 23, the bill on aid to Israel received an unexpected kick in the United States the day before - already during the discussion by the senators. The proposal to allocate a billion dollars for the purchase of ammunition for the tactical missile defense system "Iron Dome" ("Iron Dome") did not gain the required number of supporters in Congress, and now risks getting the status of a decision postponed indefinitely.

The culprit for the pause was Republican Rand Paul, who is considered by the US Congress to be an ardent adherent of libertarian values ​​and an opponent of providing military assistance to any foreign state.





The senator opposed the expedited procedure for consideration and adoption of the bill, offering to save money. This representative of the US authorities is confident that the billion can be taken from the funds that have already been allocated earlier in the framework of assistance to Afghanistan.

The proposed alternative had a peculiar effect: by his reluctance to join the number of consenting republicans, he blocked the final decision, creating a situation of a forced postponement of the vote for another time. And if the leadership of the US Democratic Party fails to enlist the support of Congressmen in the coming days, then there will be an immediate risk of an even longer consideration of the issue.

Lobbyists from the American Israel Committee (AIPAC) criticized the position of the troublemaker senator, accusing him of sympathizing with the position of the Democratic "Progressives" from the House of Representatives, who voted on September 21 against the inclusion of expenses for the needs of Israel's "Iron Dome" as a separate item in the draft US budget. After this demarche, the leader of the Democrats in the lower house of Congress, Stanie Hoyer, asked by phone an apology to the head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Yair Lapid. The "hitch" was eliminated a couple of days later during a general vote for a separate bill in the House of Representatives.

The initiative to help Israel had to go through a stage of approval in the Senate, after which it was planned to transfer the law in the approved form for signature to President Joe Biden - who promised to resolve the issue of assistance in the purchase of anti-missiles for the Iron Dome during recent face-to-face talks with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

According to the chronicles of the Congress, Senator Rand Paul has managed to surprise colleagues before with the talent of a “blocker”. So, in March 2013, on the day of the alleged confirmation of John Brennan to the post of director of the CIA, the scrupulous Republican Paul stretched his speech for 11 hours, disrupting the vote under the pretext of disagreeing with the intention of the authorities to use the military Drones in the United States.
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  1. +5
    5 October 2021 17: 13
    The culprit for the pause was Republican Rand Paul, who is considered by the US Congress to be an ardent adherent of libertarian values ​​and an opponent of providing military assistance to any foreign state. ..........
    Lobbyists from the American Israel Committee (AIPAC) criticized the position of the troublemaker senator, accusing him of sympathizing with the positions of the Democratic "progressives" from the House of Representatives .........

    Here it smacks of anti-simitism! Yes
    Well, it turns out that Naftali Bennett rubbed his hide around sleepy Joe for nothing? crying
    1. +5
      5 October 2021 17: 32
      Quote: Dym71
      Here it smacks of anti-simitism!

      That's definitely not a Jew ... laughing well, or our Jew ... lol
      scrupulous Republican Paul stretched out his speech for 11 hours

      Fidel's school? ))
    2. +7
      5 October 2021 17: 42
      STE what kind of people? Is he a democrat, or is he mod?
      How will we knock down the pipes? On the day when the Arab will trample ?!
      A billion was squeezed by a dog, high five. Exactly when the Persians attack in the Gulf.
      1. +1
        5 October 2021 17: 52
        By the way about the Persians:
        The Iranian government has sent a notification through the official military channels to the leadership of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. According to the report, Iran has closed its airspace for the air force of Azerbaijan, which carries out military supplies to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, reports Armenia Today with reference to haqqin.az.
        “Baku regarded this decision of official Tehran as another betrayal against Azerbaijan, taken at the instigation of the Armenian government.
        It should be emphasized that Iran is actively using the territory of Azerbaijan as a transit for the implementation of the main transportation. First of all, we are talking about the North-South transport corridor.
        “The betrayal of Iran will not cause tangible harm to Azerbaijan, since the military department of Azerbaijan in the matter of supplying military units located in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, gave prerogative to other routes. However, this political decision of Tehran is pushing Baku to unambiguous conclusions about the foreign policy guidelines of the Iranian government, ”the report says, the source cites.

        https://armtoday.org/
        Spelling saved.
        This is what they started there for graters, who knows. Or is Armenia Today wishful thinking?
        I apologize for the offtopic.
        1. +1
          6 October 2021 06: 45
          This is what they started there for graters, who knows. Or is Armenia Today wishful thinking?
          Graters, not graters, but the head of the Iranian General Staff said that if Azerbaijan's aggressive actions continue, Iran will simply miss Baku with rockets, and the Azerbaijani issue will be closed ...
    3. Maz
      +3
      5 October 2021 23: 02
      And the man is right, from what benlazar the American taxpayers should finance the Israeli system, and even on such a scale, they sho little damage from a hurricane and fires? There is nothing to restore in the United States itself? Then they will shout sho Israel and they hate the non-Jews for nothing, but for such a thing, love for the masters of the Jews accumulates and from here grows. We got used to solving our problems at the expense of others ... And yet, yes
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        1. 0
          6 October 2021 09: 22
          Quote: professor

          At your expense or what? Have you forgotten that it is not the Israeli military-industrial complex that is financed, but the American one. Tamir production is deployed ... in the USA.

          Yeah, only production for their own needs goes under the military budget, not aid to Israel))) And why would the Aipeks get so excited if this is an internal squabble?))) Or not?
          1. +1
            6 October 2021 10: 09
            Quote: JD1979
            Yeah, only production for their own needs goes under the military budget, not aid to Israel))) And why would the Aipeks get so excited if this is an internal squabble?))) Or not?

            Or not. Manufacturing takes place at US factories providing jobs for the American military-industrial complex, not the Israeli one. Israel benefits from Tamirs in warehouses in case of war. Israel itself is actively producing Tamirt in Israel.
            AIPAC always lobbies for the interests of Israel, but never to the detriment of the interests of the United States.
            1. -1
              6 October 2021 12: 26
              Quote: professor

              Or not. Manufacturing takes place at US factories providing jobs for the American military-industrial complex, not the Israeli one.

              There is not a word about the place of production and purpose in the article. Written about the blocked bill of aid to Israel. If aid is targeted to Israel for missiles, then where is Israel making missiles for itself then? Again, their own needs in the United States are not carried out through assistance to third countries) I do not remember exactly whether the United States purchased your systems, I sort of read something, but I don’t know the results, but anyway, if you bought and built a plant for yourself, making purchases with justification is help ... It seems that they haven't used so heavy there before.
              1. +1
                6 October 2021 13: 04
                Israel makes missiles for itself, but ... our enemies have a lot of missiles and, accordingly, we need a lot of interceptors. Tamir is not cheap and getting free Tamirs would not be bad. In addition to Israel, Tamiri is also used by the United States, but in very limited numbers.

                So the production of Tamiriv in the United States is beneficial to the American United States. By the way, the Congress is not against it, it just demands that these expenses be spent on other items.
    4. +3
      6 October 2021 01: 11
      Quote: Dym71
      Smells like antisemitism!
      Here is the correct spelling of the passphrase.
      And only this way, otherwise the password will be incorrect, which will not allow activating zion bots on this resource (hidden option, available to experienced users).
      P.S. No quote icon required.bully
      In general, it works flawlessly, the response time is 0,00 sec. (Absolute synchronization). fellow good Is that the signal selectivity is rather weak, an increase in resolution is required. Yes It happened that, in addition to the obligatory Israeli duty group, their ultra-antagonists were accidentally activated. With the latter, it is even more fun, because they take this "code" for a text in a comment, and on serious cabbage soup initiate a discussion (srach) regarding the stated topic. angry wassat
      Quote: Dym71
      it turns out Naftali Bennett rubbed his skin for nothing?

      Does not work. For a person with such a name and in such a position in SUCH country, by definition, is not compatible with such words as "in vain", "in vain", "in vain" and especially "past the cash register." wink
      Permanent gesheft as a life credo - any movement without profit will only be an uncompensated waste of energy, which is a priori unprofitable. am negative laughing
  2. +5
    5 October 2021 17: 30
    Now Rand will be hunted down with a crowd and announced as an agent of the Kremlin! laughing
    1. -1
      5 October 2021 17: 37
      Quote: Chaban
      Now Rand will be hunted down with a crowd and announced as an agent of the Kremlin! laughing

      For what? He is right in many ways.
      1. 0
        5 October 2021 17: 50
        He is in many ways right

        Chew a colleague, please hi
        1. -1
          5 October 2021 18: 46
          Quote: Petro_tut
          He is in many ways right

          Chew a colleague, please hi

          Firstly, such assistance should not come at the expense of damage to the US economy. Secondly, the LCD was supposed to be a system that allows you to act calmly and thoughtfully, and instead, it simply replaced the attacking component. If the reserves for the housing estate are less, then the IDF will cease to sit on the fence in the event of a conflict.
      2. +1
        5 October 2021 17: 50
        Aron, you do not look like yourself, you defend this shkrapoidol, mischief, and clearly, anti-Jew lol!!!
      3. +1
        5 October 2021 18: 17
        Quote: Aaron Zawi
        Quote: Chaban
        Now Rand will be hunted down with a crowd and announced as an agent of the Kremlin! laughing

        For what? He is right in many ways.

        and an opponent of the provision of military assistance to any foreign state.

        In this he is definitely right .. The USA is too generous in distributing weapons and supporting all sorts of bloody regimes in the world ..
  3. +1
    5 October 2021 17: 33
    Trying in vain, all the same funding will be dragged through Congress. Not so, so otherwise ...
  4. +2
    5 October 2021 17: 37
    Khan to him, a billion loot is serious, for breaking the contract from Paul they will make Polavina lol
  5. -1
    5 October 2021 17: 43
    Well, they will live without ammunition for some time ... I am sure that in the near future no one is going to knock America on the entom "Kumpol". Stands uncharged.
    1. 0
      5 October 2021 17: 48
      Aleksandrovich the cat - he without ammunition will rust lol, in the sense, corrodes, here !!! laughing
      1. 0
        5 October 2021 18: 10
        And what, and the Congress did not allocate a small money for solidarity?
  6. +1
    5 October 2021 17: 50
    The culprit for the pause was Republican Rand Paul, who is considered by the US Congress to be an ardent adherent of libertarian values ​​and an opponent of providing military assistance to any foreign state.
    ... And what, a person has his own position and he follows it. The quality is worth understanding and respect, however.
  7. 0
    5 October 2021 17: 51
    Such senators would be in the Duma. This is definitely not a Jew!
    1. 0
      5 October 2021 18: 11
      And he doesn't look like a disabled transgender negro!
      1. 0
        5 October 2021 18: 14
        Aleksandrovich the cat does not look like YET lol but it's a matter of time .... lol
  8. 0
    5 October 2021 18: 26
    There is an unspoken version according to which President J. Kennedy was killed because he wanted Jewish organizations in the United States to assign the status of a foreign agent. So I think, and will not repeat his fate Rand Paul?
    1. +1
      5 October 2021 20: 56
      Quote: Aurel
      There is an unspoken version according to which President J. Kennedy was killed because he wanted Jewish organizations in the United States to assign the status of a foreign agent.

      Or for sticking his nose into Israel's nuclear program.
      There are a million versions, and this is good, without a healthy dose of conspiracy, life will be lean. laughing
  9. +1
    5 October 2021 20: 32
    Quote: volodimer
    By the way about the Persians:
    The Iranian government has sent a notification through the official military channels to the leadership of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. According to the report, Iran has closed its airspace for the air force of Azerbaijan, which carries out military supplies to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, reports Armenia Today with reference to haqqin.az.
    “Baku regarded this decision of official Tehran as another betrayal against Azerbaijan, taken at the instigation of the Armenian government.
    It should be emphasized that Iran is actively using the territory of Azerbaijan as a transit for the implementation of the main transportation. First of all, we are talking about the North-South transport corridor.
    “The betrayal of Iran will not cause tangible harm to Azerbaijan, since the military department of Azerbaijan in the matter of supplying military units located in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, gave prerogative to other routes. However, this political decision of Tehran is pushing Baku to unambiguous conclusions about the foreign policy guidelines of the Iranian government, ”the report says, the source cites.

    https://armtoday.org/
    Spelling saved.
    This is what they started there for graters, who knows. Or is Armenia Today wishful thinking?
    I apologize for the offtopic.

    Israeli intelligence services in Syria kidnap Iranian general
    During a special operation in Syria, Mossad officers kidnapped an Iranian general for interrogation, The Times of Israel reports.
    https://mk-ru.turbopages.org/mk.ru/s/politics/2021/10/05/specsluzhby-izrailya-v-sirii-pokhitili-iranskogo-generala.html
    1. -1
      6 October 2021 14: 19
      Quote: Teador
      Israeli intelligence services in Syria kidnap Iranian general

      They interrogated and released. Apparently a good man was caught that he knew he told.
  10. -1
    6 October 2021 15: 07
    "After this demarche, the leader of the Democrats in the lower house of Congress, Stanie Hoyer, asked by phone an apology to the head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Yair Lapid."
    So you can see where the ears grow from laughing
    1. +1
      6 October 2021 15: 13
      And from where. Well, I did not underestimate the influence, it happens

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