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Letter: Is U.S. foreign policy for sale to the highest bidder?

Israelis hold American and Israeli flags with the new U.S. embassy in the background in Jerusalem, Monday, May 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Israelis hold American and Israeli flags with the new U.S. embassy in the background in Jerusalem, Monday, May 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

I would sincerely like to know how the Utah congressional delegation would respond to the following “politically incorrect” questions:

1. At a time when the government is trying to save money by firing tens of thousands of federal workers — a disproportionate number of whom are veterans — where is the government finding billions to give to Israel?

2. Why must Ukraine repay the costs of defending itself against Putin’s imperialism and aggression, while Israel’s imperialism and aggression is funded courtesy of the U.S. taxpayers?

3. Is it possible that the Israel lobby, which is the strongest in the country, has taken advantage of the fact that U.S. foreign policy is for sale to the highest bidder?

Rick Edwin Jones, West Haven

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