A Presidential determination of September 16. 1991. certifies that military assistance to Jordan is "beneficial to the peace process" and "in the national interest of the United States." The President had to employ the national interest waiver provided under current law because he was not able to certify that Jordan is adhering to the United Nations trade embargo on Iraq. Most notably. Jordan is importing oil from Iraq in exchange for retirement of debt owed by Iraq to Jordan. Meanwhile. the administration decries any additional support for Israel. our reliable Mideast ally of many decades. which has requested that the United States guarantee loans to help with the resettlement of Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union. Ethiopia. and Eastern Europe. What price has Israel paid for her friendship to the United States?
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