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Israel is a no brainer, but I didn't expect Egypt to be the second country on that list.

 

Then you need to brush up on your history.

 

Go read up on the Camp David Accords

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That dawned on me a few moments after posting this. That and the importance of the canal.

 

Less the canal than the importance of prying them away from the Soviets.

 

They may not be our staunchest Islamic ally in the region, but they're the staunchest that isn't filthy rich with oil money.

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Afghanistan isn't on the chart? WTF

 

Iraq is suspiciously low, too. A quick search gives me an annual average of more than a billion in specifically military aid (training, equipment, basing, logistics) of more than a billion a year.

 

And aid numbers aren't static, either...they change year-to-year. What year does that chart represent?

 

I think whoever made that chart was playing fast and loose with the numbers.

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