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These funds would most likely be intended as a good token in the restart of Middle East peace talks. It was coded as foreign aid. Claiming that it went directly to terrorists is a bit of a stretch and shows a lack of deep understanding of the PLO & Hamas and the overall geopolitics of the Palestinian-Israeli dilemma.
The PLO is, as of 1991 at The Madrid Conference, no longer considered a terrorist organization by the US & Israel and is accordingly recognized as the only legitimate representatives of the Palestinian peoples. It holds observer status as the UN.
We have been sending the PA assistance since the 90's after Olso. So if "Obama is aiding Muslim terrorists" (and just an FYI not all Palestinians are Muslims, this shows just how narrow your world view is), so was Clinton, and Bush.
So Obama appropriated these funds himself? I could swear CR stands for 'continuing resolution' which means the funding was approved by Congress.
Well that puts a big dent in this whole OP...darn, funny how facts work
Holy CRAP! Three voices of reason on one thread? How the hell did that happen? And well done. But you know what happens when you burst the ideologue brat's balloon...