Interestingly enough US aid to [Israel is $3.3 bil](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/countries-that-receive-the-most-foreign-aid-from-the-u-s)... however the largest purchases.... [Saudi in  first place at spending $3.35 bil while Kuwait is number two at $1.36 bil and the UAE is number 5 at $799 mil](https://247wallst.com/military/2025/04/19/which-countries-buy-the-most-us-arms-and-what-are-they-buying/)

Also the American Defense Industry also called the military complex employees multiple millions of Americans with well paying high income jobs esp. in manufacturing 

Cje95

I am beginning to think that most of the foreign aid is nothing more than a circular laundry machine for the crooks here in congress, their associates and the mic. Some of it, just some of it, may rub off in the hands of the foreign crooks.

Rothbardian_fanatic

Politics_And_Law

The Fake Charge of "Anti-Semitism" Is Losing Its Sting

It doesn't change my view about who's driving American military priorities. 

Many of those countries are large recipients of foreign aid and it makes sense that they need to keep that gravy train rolling. I didn't know the magnitude was so great though.