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Old 06-10-2010, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by RichieLion View Post
I just would like to note that President Bush's aid to the Palestinians was before the Towers fell and before the War On Terror against the Muslim Extremists, and before the current President tripled his deficit.
Even on the surface, that's almost impossible. Bush took office on 1/20/2001 and the towers fell less than 8 months later.

I found some details in http://www.usembassy.it/pdf/other/RS22370.pdf

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On July 8, 2003, the United States announced that it would provide $20
million out of a $50 million FY2003 Supplemental allocation as direct
aid to the PA for infrastructure projects.

On December 8, 2004, President Bush again approved $20 million in
direct assistance to the PA to pay off overdue Palestinian utility bills to
Israeli companies.

Following PA President Abbas’ May 2005 visit to the White House,
President Bush announced that the United States would transfer an
additional $50 million from unobligated FY2005 ESF funds to the
Palestinian Authority. However, that transfer was later rescinded after
the formation of the Hamas-led government in March 2006 and the PA
returned $45 million of the $50 million.
...and later in the report:
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In FY2006, Congress appropriated $150 million for USAID’s West Bank and Gaza program. Following the formation of the Hamas-led government, some of this funding was suspended and, along with funds appropriated in prior years, was then reprogrammed and delivered through international organizations and NGOs using programs with no connection to the PA government.

For FY2007, P.L. 110-5, the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, provided $50 million for USAID’s West Bank and Gaza program.

For FY2008, the administration sought $63.5 million for USAID’s West Bank and
Gaza program and $10 million in Child Survival and Health funds. H.R. 2764, the House version of the FY2008 Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations bill (passed by the House on June 22, 2007), contains the $63.5 million for the West Bank and Gaza program while the Senate version (passed by the Senate on September 6, 2007) provides $75 million. Neither bill contains the Child Survival and Health funds.