Perry: Foreign Aid dollars for every country will start at 0 dollars.

[LiberalFighter]

Does that mean Israel too?


If such a great idea then why hasn't Congress implemented that policy? They determine the budget.

[Webster Green]

1. The 1% won't like that.

They make a lot of loot by buying debt from those countries and then they get paid back from US foreign aid taxpayer dollars.

Greg Palast talks about it in his new book, 'Vulture's Picnic'.

http://www.truth-out.org/interview-greg-palast-about-vultures-picnic/1320153998

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2. Rick Perry's answer was just a cliche applause line

because he wasn't smart enough to answer the question he was actually given.

[peaches2003]

3. That's his talking point for the night

The quwation was about Pakistan and the US of which Perry obviously knows nothing. So he goes on a tirade about '0 dollars in foreign aid to anyone'. Host asks him to answer the Pakistan question. He answers 'no foreign aid to anyone'. Huh? Let's see how many more times tomight he says foreign aid. He is an idiot.

[high density]

4. Also must mean all the troops are coming home

We spend a lot of money policing the world.

[walerosco]

5. Doesnt everything start with 0?

no where in the debate did he say it would end at 0. If theres one place republicunts do not wanna cut, its foreign aid

[applegrove]

6. He's such a ****ing creep. They all are.