$900 Million in Aide to Gaza, for Terrorists?

Today, the Daily News posted an article about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's plan to send $900 million in aide to Gaza. The article posed the question of whether or not this money would land in the hands of terrorist leader Hamas. Clinton seemed sure that her plan was careful enough not to end up supporting these terrorists but instead to rebuild Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas' war on Israel. The article went on and on discussing Hamas' destructive past and Clinton's need to keep a careful eye on him and on the reconstruction of Gaza.

Overall, a very informative editorial. But the question I found myself asking while I was reading this article is why the United States is even allowing Clinton to put $900 million in danger of falling into terrorist hands while we are in the middle of a recession. I agree that peace and stability will not be possible in the Middle East without our help, but I think that current times require that the United States be a little more careful with their money. In this case, there is a very real possibility that this money can end up in the hands of Hamas who would obviously not use it for the purposes intended, so why are we bothering? Imagine would $900 million could do in the U.S. right now.