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Time for U.S. to Stop Leading With its Checkbook?

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    FBN’s Gerri Willis on U.S. taxpayer money going to countries such as Libya and Egypt.

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You know what it all feels so familiar.

This was the scene outside our embassy in Cairo yesterday take a look at this.

You see these pictures -- people protest seeing ripping down the American flag.

-- -- By the evening thousands were standing cheering and chanting outside the embassy ripping and tearing as -- said the American flag.

It's disturbing to watch.

Then they give this I think it's gonna remind you of this 1979.

When 52 Americans were taken hostage.

And held at the American Embassy in -- Ron for a total.

A 444.

Days look at this.

And it gets worse.

These pictures of our American -- -- -- Christopher Stephens killed when a mob of protesters and gunman stormed the embassy.

In the eastern Libyan city of -- got -- The most recent events happening on 9/11 and new reporting -- to the fact.

These were planned organized events not a spontaneous.

Demonstration against the video released on the Internet as originally thought.

And this the death of our ambassador and three others spurring renewed calls to end that they get the -- American tax dollars.

Into the globe's most volatile regions.

-- the numbers your numbers your tax dollars number one Israel with three point one billion Afghanistan.

2.3.

Pakistan two point one Iraq one point seven.

Egypt one point six.

Libya it received more than thirteen million in aid from us this year down from a 163 million the year before meanwhile the Obama administration just announced.

One billion in debt forgiveness for Egypt.

Which is seeking a five billion IMF alone which will come from us to.

You get the point the money is flowing from -- to them and make no mistake these countries asked for the money they take you with one hand and they attack us with another.

Look I don't think like some that we should be isolationists we can't turn our back on the world in a 21 century and hope to be safe within our borders.

We need to lead but the checkbook.

Isn't the most effective way of doing.