Let’s face it, all Presidents have made mistakes during their time in office. Even Dubya. But the one who was in office on this day in 1949 made one which, as well-meaning as it was, turned out to be the beginning of the endless spigot of funds which flows to this very day.
Not to the Russians, but actually to the Palestinians:
On this day in 1949, President Harry S. Truman signs a U.S. resolution authorizing $16 million in aid for Palestinian refugees displaced and facing starvation as a result of Israel’s War of Independence in 1948.
Truman’s resolution contributed U.S. funds to a $32 million United Nations (U.N.) aid package. At the signing, the president stated his hope that before the relief money ran out, “[the] means will be devised for the permanent solution of the refugee problem.” Truman argued that U.S. aid would contribute to the long-term stability of the Middle East through “[integrating] Palestinian refugees into the economic life of the [underdeveloped] area.
So much for integration and development. And the relief money still hasn’t run out either. What a waste of Taxpayers’ Money!
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