Obama Proposes $2.4 Billion in Aid to Pakistan
Massive Outlay 'Conditional,' Officials Promise
After at least three major public fallouts with the Pakistani government left US-Pakistani relations on the brink of collapse, most were expecting a major revision in aid to Pakistan. Instead, we see more of the same.
The new proposal from President Obama would have $2.4 billion in aid for the fiscal year 2012-13, including significant funding for Pakistan’s “counter-insurgency capability fund,” despite US officials repeatedly accusing Pakistan of being on the side of the insurgents.
Officials insist that the aid is “conditional” and that Pakistan will only get the money if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs off on Pakistan “cooperating” and insists Pakistan isn’t “supporting terrorist activities against the US.”
The budget proposal from President Obama includes significant tax increases and it is unclear if he will be able to push it through Congress. The Pakistan aid may well also be a subject of major debate in the budget.
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Tom Mauel
February 13th, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Democracy Now! reported today that 430 American contractors died in Afghanistan last year exceeding the 418 U.S. soldiers who were killed. The great majority of these deaths were never reported by media. The U.S. and its corporate media enablers are determined to hide the ferocity of resistance in Afghanistan. And keep the reports of civilian deaths by air strikes and drones next to zero.
Wolfgang9
February 14th, 2012 at 2:12 am
That's the price for killing civilians,
what moral crooks those politicians are,
W9
insurgent
February 14th, 2012 at 7:07 am
at least every day american and its allied forces are being attacke by mujahidine groupe in diffrent provinces still american is exist in afghanistan they should accept these kind of attacks against there wild attacks,like killing children air striks and aggression on womens.day by day the resistance agianst all foriegn forces are going above and the victims of usa whould grow up i advice all usa resident that if u want ur soldier back try to take them from the land of afghans(lions of the world) other wise we would defeat them like we did with ussr and england that they forgot what they should do to take out their forces.
Bozo'sClown
February 14th, 2012 at 8:41 am
Of course he is. What did you expect? That maybe he might spend this money on Americans? Ha!
Rick
February 14th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Hey if Pakistan and Israel or India or any of the countries that just happen to want money from us and they just happen to have nuclear weapons in their basements…let’s make a deal…money for bombs…they give us one nuclear weapon, we give them $100.00 and a coupon to Wal-Mart…
I do not think we should just be giving any money to anyone any more period…at least for nothing in return…so money for bombs, warships, tanks, etc. we’ll take it all…$100 per…plus the coupon of ocurse…
Ham
February 14th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
These days, since everything is electronic, the money doesn't really physically move. But, just to fully understand what's happening her, picture yourself getting your full paycheck without any withholding. Then you hand the guy from the government your taxes. Of which, a $20 bill of your hard earned pay then joins many others to be shrink-wrapped onto a pallet and loaded onto a plane for Pakistan.
That overtime you worked last week, to pay your taxes and your mortgage, did you really work that in order to send money to Pakistan?
Snowball7
February 14th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
This is not aid, this is a bribe.
Johnny_Warbucks
February 14th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
How very nice of Obomber! First, that bribe doesn't come without its strings attached. In exchange, he reserves the right to continue droning the life out of those poor people. But, most importantly, why doesn't he take that 2.4 billion and spend where it's needed, right here in the US.
Cheryl
February 14th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
The bigger question to this money being sent to pakistan, is why, when we are cutting medicare and medicaid for our own citizens, and raising taxes…..