Taxpayer Alert: Obama’s Budget Gives $800 Million Taxpayer Dollars to Aid “Arab Spring”

New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog Taxpayer Alert: Obama's Budget Gives $800 Million Taxpayer Dollars to Aid "Arab Spring" by Scotty Starnes Obama doesn't care. It's not his money he's throwing at groups who hate Americans and democracy. The Muslim Brotherhood will enjoy the $800 million dollar gift from Obama. (Reuters) - The White House announced plans on Monday to help "Arab Spring" countries swept by revolutions with more than $800 million in economic aid, while maintaining U.S. military aid to Egypt. In his annual budget message to Congress, President Barack Obama asked that military aid to Egypt be kept at the level of recent years -- $1.3 billion -- despite a crisis triggered by an Egyptian probe targeting American democracy activists. The proposals are part of Obama's budget request for fiscal year 2013, which begins October 1. His requests need the approval of Congress, where some lawmakers want to cut overseas spending to address U.S. budget shortfalls and are particularly angry at Egypt. Obama proposed $51.6 billion in funding for the U.S. State Department and foreign aid overall, when $8.2 billion in assistance to war zones is included. The "core budget" for the category would increase by 1.6 percent, officials said. Most of the economic aid for the Arab Spring countries -- $770 million -- would go to establish a new "Middle East and North Africa Incentive Fund," the president said in his budget plan. Continue reading>>> Scotty Starnes | February 13, 2012 at 3:26 PM | Tags: $800 million, Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East and North Africa Incentive Fund, Muslim Brotherhood, Obama's 2013 budget, President Obama | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-6C1 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/taxpayer-alert-obamas-budget-gives-800-million-taxpayer-dollars-to-aid-arab-spring/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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