Should the American Government Stop Giving Money to the Pakistan Military

[erpowers]

It was reported yesterday and is still being reported today that billions ($6.6 billion) in military aid intended to go to the Pakistani Military did not make it to the Pakistani military. Of the above mentioned sum only about $500 million made it to the military and that money was not used in the way the United States had wanted the money to be spent. Instead of using the money to fight against Al Queda the Pakistani military used the money to buy equipment to fight against India. The rest of the money was supposedly used by former president Pervez Musharraf to pay off allies to keep himself popular.

It was also reported that Congress has begun the process of tripling non-military funding to Pakistan and continuing to give military aid with some conditions. It seems to me that, in terms of military aid, the U.S. government needs to stop giving money to the Pakistani military. It seems that it would just be better to either use the money to help American troops deal with issues in that region or just buy the things the Pakistani military needs and them give those things to the military.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/10/05/pakistan_kept_billions_in_us_aid_from_military/

[tekisui]

1. Yes, of course we should stop.

We are funding both sides of the AfPak War.

[Obamanaut]

2. Yes. Also, stop giving money to everyone else's military. Bring

our own military home from all foreign bases, leave them the buildings and facilities, sell them the equipment.

Review all foreign aid handout procedures. We have enough people hurting in the US that we can ill afford to subsidize all the undertakings that are currently on the roster.

We can no longer be the defender to the world, or provider to the world, or even policement to the world.

[Hubert Flottz]

3. We have plenty of money to give to other countries but we

can't afford to care for our own working poor.(and even poorer unemployed poor)