 ccrp poll f16 fighters for egypt  poll overview four f16 fighter jets have been shipped to egypt as part of a foreign aid package sixteen f16s and 200 abrams tanks are to be given to the egyptian government before the end of this year under a foreign aid deal signed in 2010 with thenegyptian president hosni mubarak critics say it doesn t make sense to follow through with the package given that new egyptian president mohammed morsi has given decidedly mixed signals about relations with the us in the comments translated by the middle east media research institute morsi has stated that children be taught to hate jews many worry that arming such a volatile egypt will endanger israel us aid accounts for as much as 80 of the egyptian defense ministry rsquo s weapons procurement costs in essence american taxpayers have been egypt rsquo s major arms supplier subsidizing the supply of f16 jet fighters m1a1 abrams battle tanks armored personnel carriers apache helicopters and hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus military equipment an obama spokesperson has said the administration seeks to maintain a strategic partnership with egypt that enhances the security and peace of the region new poll question are you in favor of the shipment of f16 jets and and abrams tanks to egypt yes no undecided are you in favor of the shipment of f16 jets and abrams tanks to egypt   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of the legislature passing a bill that would impose fines and idling diesel trucks yes 19 no 78 undecided 3 five comments were made on this poll question comment 1 idling diesel trucks lets pass a law that makes it illegal for our elected officials to be a dumb a comment 2 diesel idling the ignorance of some of these legislators is sad please give us a parttime legislature so these people could go out and get an education comment 3 no more taxes or fees no i am sick of new taxes comment 4 diesels idling this is a perfect example of why we need part time legislatures this guy has way too much time on his hands he also knows nothing about diesel engines since i pay for the repairs on my diesel engines he should not be able to make me do something that will cause damage to the vehicle also it is the only way for my workers to be able to get warm while working on a job site this guy is pathetic comment 5 senators with too much time on their hands let s not stop there let s encourage sen hoonyung hopgood to introduce legislation to require any motor vehicle occupant to wear a sweater on those days that the outdoor temperature registers less than 40 degrees first offense would be a verbal warning   all emails addresses  