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| U.S. Is Deferring Millions in Pakistani Military Aid |
| 2011-07-10 |
| The Obama administration is suspending and, in some cases, canceling hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to the Pakistani military, in a move to chasten Pakistan for expelling American military trainers and to press its army to fight militants more effectively. Coupled with a statement from the top American military officer last week linking PakistanÂ’s military spy agency to the recent murder of a Pakistani journalist, the halting or withdrawal of military equipment and other aid to Pakistan illustrates the depth of the debate inside the Obama administration over how to change the behavior of one of its key counterterrorism partners. Altogether, about $800 million in military aid and equipment, or over one-third of the more than $2 billion in annual American security assistance to Pakistan, could be affected, three senior United States officials said. This aid includes about $300 million to reimburse Pakistan for some of the costs of deploying more than 100,000 soldiers along the Afghan border to combat terrorism, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in training assistance and military hardware, according to half a dozen Congressional, Pentagon and other administration officials who were granted anonymity to discuss the politically delicate matter. Some of the curtailed aid is equipment that the United States wants to send but Pakistan now refuses to accept, like rifles, ammunition, body armor and bomb-disposal gear that were withdrawn or held up after Pakistan ordered more than 100 Army Special Forces trainers to leave the country in recent weeks. Some is equipment, such as radios, night-vision goggles and helicopter spare parts, which cannot be set up, certified or used for training because Pakistan has denied visas to the American personnel needed to operate the equipment, two senior Pentagon officials said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 "Altogether, about US$800.0Milyuhn in military aid + assistance ..." > Yokay, I'll bite, some Net Artics claim that the real figure comes out to well over US$900.0Milyuhn??? So, iff correct, IMO the MAHA-RUSHIE QUESTIONNE' OF THE DAY IS WHERE IS THE OTHER US$100.0Milyuhn-plus going to or coming from??? * ION WAFF > US WEAPONS [+ $$$] IN AFGHANISTAN + PAKISTAN FUELING MILITANTS. US M-4 combat weapons allegedly being sold on the black market, wid many ending up being used by the Burqua Boyz in combat agz US-NATO forces in Bajaur, Mohmand, + Khyber provinces. * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > PAKISTAN ARMY SAYS NYT REPORT [alleging Pak ISI protection, sheltering of OBL] IS A "DIRECT ATTACK:, agz Pak Intel + Security Agencies. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-07-10 22:18 |
| #3 AFT |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-07-10 18:00 |
| #2 Defer it all and cut off their trading privileges. Let them try exporting to the Chinese. As long as the west continues to feed the jihad, Pakistan will produce more jihadis. |
| Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165 2011-07-10 10:48 |
| #1 Good: that's $400 million less that we have to borrow from the Chinese. Now the Chinese will give directly to the Pakis w/out return of principle or interest but with that special kinda friendship the Pakis are known for. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2011-07-10 08:25 |