Since 2002, the United States has given Pakistan over $20.7 billion in combined military, economic and humanitarian aid, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
The CRS chart, Direct Overt U.S. Aid and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2012, originally released by the State Department, shows total U.S. donations of $14.2 billion to Pakistan for security-related programs and $6.5 billion for economic and humanitarian programs.
Largest security-related U.S. donations to Pakistan included $8.9 billion in coalition support funds from the Department of Defense budget, $2.2 billion for foreign military financing and $1.9 billion to the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund.
In addition, the U.S. donated $4.8 billion from 2002 to 2011 to help support and develop Pakistan's economy, $650 million for Pakistan earthquake and flood recovery and $413 million for food.
Since learning that 9-11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had been living within yards of a Pakistani military installation for at least the last five years, some members of Congress, like Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), have started to question the wisdom of further U.S. taxpayer support for Pakistan.
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And the pathetic thing about this is that they hate our guts and that we lack the courage to do 2 things; 1) Burn all their poppy fields, and 2) END ALL FINANCIAL SUPPORT
I don’t think it’s an intelligent move to fund military stuff or money to a country that might turn on us soon, I wish we could get along with everyone, but it’s not realistic. Kim
US will pay heavy price for supporting pakistan.
pakistan is the hotbed of terror. they sponsor terrorism in India. The us is definitely making a deal with the devil