Pakistan likely to see giant raise in US aid - Erika Niedowski
Do you wonder if these guys live in la la land? $1.5 billion is peanuts when you compare it with what they have spent in Iraq (605 billion) and Afghanistan (36 billion + annually) so far, Musharraf was right in that speech in USA last month. If they want Pakistan to fight their proxy war (and see results) they ought to loosen their purse string way more ~~~t
Pakistan can expect a massive increase in US aid as part of the Obama administration’s overall strategy for turning around the war in neighbouring Afghanistan – but not first without vigorous debate in the US Congress over just how much and what strings should be attached.
John Kerry, the Democratic chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, and Richard Lugar, the top Republican on that panel, are expected to introduce legislation soon that would triple non-military aid to Pakistan, to US$1.5 billion (Dh5.5bn) annually, over the next five years. They have proposed another $7.5bn in assistance for the five years beyond that.
Pakistan can expect a massive increase in US aid as part of the Obama administration’s overall strategy for turning around the war in neighbouring Afghanistan – but not first without vigorous debate in the US Congress over just how much and what strings should be attached.
John Kerry, the Democratic chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, and Richard Lugar, the top Republican on that panel, are expected to introduce legislation soon that would triple non-military aid to Pakistan, to US$1.5 billion (Dh5.5bn) annually, over the next five years. They have proposed another $7.5bn in assistance for the five years beyond that.
posted by temporal at 3/19/2009
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