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| Bush seeks $830m for Pakistan |
| 2008-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON, Feb 4: US President George W. Bush on Monday unveiled a $3.1 trillion budget plan for 2009, which includes a financial assistance of $830 million for Pakistan. The purpose of this assistance is to “sustain our strategic partnership with Pakistan,” the White House said. “Approximately $830 million (will) help Pakistan achieve stability, development, and democracy goals.” The US assistance focuses “on security, economic development, and combating terrorism in Pakistan’s western frontier regions,” the White House said.President Bush also has requested $1.1 billion to “help build a stable Afghanistan.” On Jan 28, President Bush authorised Secretary of Defence Robert Gates to provide “with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,” as much as $75 million worth of equipment, supplies and training to “build the capacity” of the Frontier Corps. The United States is also considering a proposal to increase the presence of US Special Forces on Pakistani soil in support of the Frontier Corps. Adm Eric T. Olson, head of Special Operations Command, visited Pakistan last fall and included a stop at the Frontier Corps headquarters. The US troops, however, will only provide counter-insurgency training to Pakistani troops, particularly those from the Frontier Corps. Meanwhile, the US Congress has attached two unusual clauses to military assistance to Pakistan. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #11 I'm sure you can get Pakistan on E-Bay for a lot less than $830 million. I mean if you actually wanted it. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-02-05 20:10 |
| #10 It just don't make any sinse. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-02-05 18:13 |
| #9 $830M would make a lot of fence on the mex border. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2008-02-05 16:20 |
| #8 Bush has fallen so far. We must teach our children that when a leader abandons his core values, he walks the plank over the Grand Canyon. Falling is inevitable. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-02-05 14:55 |
| #7 Said it yesterday: remind me again why we are helping these people? $830m would buy a lot of JDAMS for that cross paki highway excavation work..... |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-02-05 14:12 |
| #6 ppl bitch about welfare for ppl here in America but wouldn't every rantburger rather see it spent here than on this shit hole of a nation. I f they can afford too build a nuke they don't need any support |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-02-05 12:47 |
| #5 Only if this is a down payment on equipment to build the India/American superhighway construction project along the n/w bank of the Indus up towards Karachi then to Kabul. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-05 12:08 |
| #4 Money is Fudgable.... every dollar Bush gives to Pakistan is another local dollar freed up to support Jihad. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-02-05 11:51 |
| #3 how much of that money goes to funding/training terrorist? |
| Posted by: Paul 2008-02-05 11:34 |
| #2 Good money after bad. |
| Posted by: treo 2008-02-05 09:58 |
| #1 ummmm...no |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-05 08:46 |