STOP "ALL" OF EGYPT'S FOREIGN AID. IGNORE THEIR THREATS.

THE KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

Hooray! The Unites States is planning to cut off  approximately THREE HUNDRED MILLION dollars in military and  economic aid to Egypt. It's about time. I  hope the administration  goes through with the plan.  A statement put out by the Egyptian Foreign Minister said Cairo regretted the U.S. decision, calling it a"misjudgment of the nature of the strategic relations that have bound the two countries for decades." The statement went on to say,  "the move reflects a lack of careful understanding of the importance of supporting the stability and of Egypt. What a crock!

The U.S. has been paying this country $13 billion dollars in aid each and every year. Now Egypt is upset because the administration  is going to cut THREE HUNDRED MILLION from that whopping gravy train.

Egypt is bent out of shape and warned us that there may be "negative consequences" for the realization of common U.S-Egyptian interests, which they failed to expand on.

Supposedly the  money stream is being cut off because the U.S. is unhappy with the human rights situation in Egypt. The U.S. demands that Egypt improve its human rights.

Egypt claims to be an important regional partner for the United States because of its control of the Suez Canal, as well as its border to Israel.Really?  Their human rights policies does not  conform to our standards and they are a corrupt nation. They have been continuing to extort the  $3 billion dollars a year from us U.S. taxpayers,asking us to stabilize and support their government. What a joke.

Why should the U.S. stabilize and support  Egypt and their people? We have  our own citizens and country to support and stabilize. Can you imagine how that $13 billion dollars could be used here at home?

What the U.S should do is cut off "all" $13 billion dollars that we  are sending to Egypt. Fact is, there are other countries around the world that we are  paying annual foreign aid to  which amounts to much more that the 13 billion Egypt has been receiving.

Folks. these foreign countries take billions and billion of dollars from  us taxpayers each year. That shouldn't be. We American taxpayers are like a welfare office to these foreign countries. They want us to support them, feed and clothe their people, and pay money under the table in bribes to corrupt politicians. These foreign countries say they are our friends but that is only because we are paying them for their friendship. As long as we  send countries around the world large truckloads of money each year they are  our friends but when and if we cut back (like we did  to Egypt), they scream Holy Hell.

The United States should not be the worlds ATM machine. We shouldn't have to bribe countries to stay on friendly terms with us. For example, Egypt  warns that access to the Suez Canal could be a factor if we don't "pay up."

People, it should be enough for these other countries to know that the U.S. has their back if they are a friends with us. They should know that if they were ever attacked by another country we would be there to assist them, I suggest, that's where any help and aid should end. The United States taxpayers should not be required to support other nations and look out for their citizens.

I know each and every nation around the world has their own treasury. Each country should use their own money from that treasury and  use their countries resources to prop up, stabilize and support their own populations, their military and their government.. That is their job. Not America's.

The USA has a $20 TRILLION DOLLAR deficit. Our lame congress and lawmakers  cannot even get that under control. Yet, they continue to prop up these Banana Republics and  any other country around the world who say they want to be our friend. It comes easy for the lawmakers in congress to spend other people money. It's not theirs. But it is ours, the taxpayers.

I'm in the camp that would favor cutting all foreign aid and/or eliminate it completely. If we held back all foreign aid from these (give me a hand out) countries for just a few years our problem with the national debt ($20 trillion dollars), would be solved overnight. Where the hell is our governments priorities?

When it comes to financial matters, I am a believer of a person taking care of their own needs, FIRST. Then, if  there is money left over after paying all of the bills, consideration would be made to give money away to others. I am frustrated will congress,the lawmakers in Washington, and the lobbying firms representing the corrupt nations who make sleazy deals to prop up these foreign countries.

As far as countries like Egypt threatening to deny access to the Suez Canal, I would strongly let them know they are on their own  if they are very invaded and/or attacked. I would clearly let these countries know that cooperation goes both ways and it should not take extortion to  receive help.  I would think these welfare countries would  get the message.  Actually, I  believe that these countries who scream, cry, and snivel for our help should be paying us for our presence and military might -- without expecting to receive foreign and economic aid. The welfare foreign and economic gravy train has to stop.-- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decision. You decide.

BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com