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U.S. sending too much money to Armenia
By Lala Aliyeva and Creve Coeur
Dec. 20, 2014
Congress' historically low approval and confidence ratings of the last
decade are in major part due to corrupt behavior of some of its
members and pandering to various lobbies. Case in point is the
Armenian lobby and its protectors in the Congress: Sen. Robert
Menendez, D-N.J.; Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif.; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.,
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., and Rep.
Michael Grimm, R-N.Y.
Armenia, despite being a pro-Russian and pro-Iranian puppet state that
creates tensions and problems in the region, violates U.S. laws and
was several times sanctioned or nearly sanctioned by the U.S., is
being consistently funneled with U.S. taxpayers' dollars by these
lawmakers ' becoming the second highest per-capita recipient of U.S.
foreign aid. So far Armenia received some $3 billion in free money
from the U.S., and is supposed to receive millions more in 2015 ' in
fact, twice more than nearby allied Azerbaijan, which is twice larger
in size and population, and whose land Armenia illegally militarily
occupies for over 20 years.
According to a report released this week by a German
government-financed think-tank, the Bonn International Center for
Conversion, Armenia ranks third as the world's most militarized
country relative to population and size of economy. Last year it was
fourth in the world, so this year's "achievement" is not surprising.
While U.S. taxpayers' money is wasted by the members of the
Congressional Armenian Caucus, by bankrolling Armenia, its government,
which hosts thousands of Russian troops in its several military bases,
is free to spend more on militarization, and thus terrorize its
neighbors more.
This needs to stop: U.S. government should not waste taxpayers' money
by helping an already aggressive and unfriendly nation, like Armenia,
to arm itself more. And real change is needed to the way U.S. Congress
and its members operate. Pandering to ethnic lobbies and its personal
and political action committees contributions should not be allowed.
Members of Congress should be concerned with the national interests of
the U.S., and not Armenia or some other nation.
From: Baghdasarian
U.S. sending too much money to Armenia
By Lala Aliyeva and Creve Coeur
Dec. 20, 2014
Congress' historically low approval and confidence ratings of the last
decade are in major part due to corrupt behavior of some of its
members and pandering to various lobbies. Case in point is the
Armenian lobby and its protectors in the Congress: Sen. Robert
Menendez, D-N.J.; Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif.; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.,
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., and Rep.
Michael Grimm, R-N.Y.
Armenia, despite being a pro-Russian and pro-Iranian puppet state that
creates tensions and problems in the region, violates U.S. laws and
was several times sanctioned or nearly sanctioned by the U.S., is
being consistently funneled with U.S. taxpayers' dollars by these
lawmakers ' becoming the second highest per-capita recipient of U.S.
foreign aid. So far Armenia received some $3 billion in free money
from the U.S., and is supposed to receive millions more in 2015 ' in
fact, twice more than nearby allied Azerbaijan, which is twice larger
in size and population, and whose land Armenia illegally militarily
occupies for over 20 years.
According to a report released this week by a German
government-financed think-tank, the Bonn International Center for
Conversion, Armenia ranks third as the world's most militarized
country relative to population and size of economy. Last year it was
fourth in the world, so this year's "achievement" is not surprising.
While U.S. taxpayers' money is wasted by the members of the
Congressional Armenian Caucus, by bankrolling Armenia, its government,
which hosts thousands of Russian troops in its several military bases,
is free to spend more on militarization, and thus terrorize its
neighbors more.
This needs to stop: U.S. government should not waste taxpayers' money
by helping an already aggressive and unfriendly nation, like Armenia,
to arm itself more. And real change is needed to the way U.S. Congress
and its members operate. Pandering to ethnic lobbies and its personal
and political action committees contributions should not be allowed.
Members of Congress should be concerned with the national interests of
the U.S., and not Armenia or some other nation.
From: Baghdasarian