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rulemylife -> RE: Protesters hit by hail of gunfire in Libya march (2/25/2011 6:56:32 PM)
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ORIGINAL: luckydawg
Sure
"The Obama administration has provided aid to the Libyan military, though in amounts that pale next to that provided to Egypt and Israel and other Mideast allies, increasing its request in the 2012 budget for military financing from $150,000 in fiscal year 2011 to $250,000. In 2010, the State Department requested $350,000 in International Military Education and Training funding for Libya to "support education and training of Libyan security forces, creating vital linkages with Libyan officers after a 35-year break in contact," according to a Congressional Research Service report.
That same year, the administration also requested Foreign Military Financing assistance for Libya for the first time, with the goal of providing assistance to the Libyan Air Force in developing its air transport capabilities and to the Libyan Coast Guard in improving its coastal patrol and search and rescue operations. In 2009, the State Department gave Libya $500,000 for higher education, $300,000 for human rights, $500,000 for good governance and $200,000 for civil society programs. "
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/24/muammar-gaddafi-us-business-lobby_n_827769.html
Wrong proof.
We were talking about Libya's WMD program, which I'm told Dubya forced them to abandon.
But interestingly enough I have never seen any realistic proof that it ever existed to the point of being any type of threat.
Edited to add:
But while we are on the subject, your link is laughable.
Three hundred and fifty thousand?
The House Republicans would piss that away in 10 minutes and then turn around and claim fiscal responsibility.
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