Obama defeated the GOP by using the undemocratic rules of an undemocratic legislative body, i.e., the requirement that passage of any measure requires 60 votes, in a body which grants the same number of votes to the citizens of Wyoming that it grants to the citizens of California. Yes, Obama won this one but he lost the senate and the house. Victory means winning congressional and senatorial elections.
Please note that major lobbying of congress for military aid to Israel is by US defense contractors. They are the primary beneficiaries of this aid.
Obama defeated the GOP by using the undemocratic rules of an undemocratic legislative body, i.e., the requirement that passage of any measure requires 60 votes, in a body which grants the same number of votes to the citizens of Wyoming that it grants to the citizens of California. Yes, Obama won this one but he lost the senate and the house. Victory means winning congressional and senatorial elections.
$22 trillion over what time period?