So yes, I was shocked that we were funneling even more money into the Gaza money pit, but I shouldn’t have been. The US has been wasting money in Gaza for decades. Even though Gaza is run by a terror regime which is literally constituted to destroy our ally Israel, we continue to pump money into the region. Given that the government of
Hamas is thoroughly and irredeemably corrupt, most of the money we give them is siphoned off into the hands of plutocrats or into Hamas’ militant wing, where it is used to build tunnels, rockets, and to support other means of Islamist-inspired terror.
Even in the case where humanitarian aid is used for humanitarian purposes, it simply offsets the money that Hamas would otherwise be forced to use for goods and services for their people. So for example, if I have a budget of $100 million to split between the classic
“guns or butter” dilemma, and the Americans give me another $100 million… well, folks, if I’m Hamas then it looks like I now have $200 million for guns. Forget about the butter. Thanks (and death to) America!