Re: Pak expatriates sending nearly $600 million a month back home
i can point to plenty of articles in wpost and nytimes that indicated saddam had advanced weapons development program. does not mean that he did.
as for u.s. aid to pak, i dont have to rely on third party sources. according to u.s. government’s own website, aid to pak amounts to $600mn per year.
“…During President Musharraf’s visit to the United States in 2003, President Bush announced that the United States would provide Pakistan with $3 billion in economic and military aid over 5 years. This assistance package commenced during FY 2005…”
all spending programs of u.s. govt has to be approved by u.s. congress. if the aid provided to pak is more than indicated above, then bush administration is comitting a felony. you can take bush admin to court if you have evidence to show that aid transferred to pak more than amount permitted by congress.
u.s. is also paying pak for the cost of operation in the tribal areas. that amount cannot be classified as aid because army operation that pak is conducting is not being fought using bows and arrows. cost of fuel, ammunition etc is initially bourne by pak army which is later reimbursed by the u.s. government. the amount u.s. is paying pak is peanuts when you compare how much would it cost for the u.s. army to conduct such an operation.
also the $10-11bn amount you quote is over 6 years and this includes cost of army operation. in comparison, remittances from abroad have totalled around $10bn over last two years. you should verify your own facts before accusing others of lying.