All things Middle East related

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So the last 3 days of Pres. Obama's presidency included the following actions:

B2 Bombing of Libya FoxNews
B52 Bombing in Syria CNN
$221 Million given to Palestinian Authority. APNews - find it interesting that CNN has this nowhere on their site as of right now - I searched Palestine and Palestinian, looked at the World section, and nothing. Not surprisingly Fox News does have the link.

I know we have made bombings routine over there without much public announcement, so I have to wonder why these two bombings were highlighted in the press, and the payment to the Palestinian Authority wasn't. [/Tinfoil]

The payment had been approved, then placed on hold by Congress. - from the story his last Phone and Pen action

Congress had initially approved the Palestinian funding in budget years 2015 and 2016, but at least two GOP lawmakers — Ed Royce of California, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Kay Granger of Texas, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee — had placed holds on it over moves the Palestinian Authority had taken to seek membership in international organizations. Congressional holds are generally respected by the executive branch but are not legally binding after funds have been allocated.