What cut? US continues to fund Pakistan military

[cosmicone]

Source: Times of India/WSJ

NEW DELHI: Despite the US declaring a cut in funding to Pakistan, the Obama administration has asked for an additional $1.5 billion in "coalition support funds" for the 2012 financial year. Pakistan has in the past received over 75% of these additional funds which are technically meant for all of US' allies.

According to US sources, Congress appropriated $1.6 billion for FY2011 and the Obama administration requested $1.75 billion for FY2012, in additional CSF for all its coalition partners.

In July, the US suspended $440 million from Pakistan's counter-insurgency fund after Pakistan expelled a large number of US military trainers. This amount was deducted from $800 million planned payout for counter-insurgency.

According to fresh figures, the US has been reducing security-related aid to Pakistan from $2.7 billion in 2010 to $1.3 billion in 2011, though it's projected to go up to $1.6 billion in 2012.

Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/What-cut-US-continues-to-fund-Pakistan-military/articleshow/9629695.cms

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Unbelievable. Is Obama masochistic or what? They hide Osama and others, they give secrets to the Chinese, they fund Taliban to fight us and we are giving them more aid?

[Scuba]

1. So much for the "we're broke" meme. If we can afford to fund our enemies army we ain't broke. n/t

[fujiyama]

2. Sorry Grandma. Fuck you and your hip that needs replaced. Go eat some more cat food!

We need to give more $$$ to the people that sheltered Osama!

[newfie11]

3. America has gone insane n/t

[valerief]

4. They're getting something out of it, for sure. Something that makes richer people richer. nt

[Fearless]

5. But but but... the president is helpless because Congress decides to sign bills!!!1!

:eyes:

[obxhead]

6. K&R

I see some are trying to support their president with unrecs.

[ProgressIn2008]

7. War pigs. nt