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| Pentagon to reimburse Pakistan $688 million |
| 2012-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon quietly notified Congress this month that it would reimburse Pakistan nearly $700 million for the cost of stationing 140,000 troops on the border with Afghanistan. The United States also provides about $2 billion in annual security assistance, roughly half of which goes to reimburse Pakistan for conducting military operations to fight terrorism. Until now, many of these reimbursements, called coalition support funds, have been held up, in part because of disputes with Pakistan over the Bin Laden raid, the operations of the C.I.A., and its decision to block supply lines into Afghanistan last year. The $688 million payment -- the first since this summer, covering food, ammunition and other expenses from June through November 2011 -- has caused barely a ripple of protest since it was sent to Capitol Hill on Dec. 7. |
| Posted by:Anguper Hupomosing9418 |
| #11 Send them GM Stock Certificates. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2012-12-19 23:02 |
| #10 They could've designated $100 mil of that to get Dr. Shakeel Afridi out of jail... Yeah, what Pappy said. A shameful bit of business. At the very least, offer the Paks some cash to look the other way while we stage a "jail break". As opposed to us coming to get the doctor ourselves... |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-12-19 20:56 |
| #9 Mark the money, let's see where it ends up. Mark it? H*ll, IRRADIATE THE BEJEBUS OUT OF IT! |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2012-12-19 20:16 |
| #8 Mark the money, let's see where it ends up. |
| Posted by: Muggsy Mussolini1226 2012-12-19 15:55 |
| #7 He just left out the part where millions get funneled to the terrorists by sympathetic ISI officers. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-12-19 12:22 |
| #6 Gromky, of course, is an optimist... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-12-19 12:11 |
| #5 They could've designated $100 mil of that to get Dr. Shakeel Afridi out of jail... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-12-19 10:29 |
| #4 Let me guess - Paki government officials pocket the money, pennies reach the troops in the field actually on the border with Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-12-19 10:28 |
| #3 Sandy victims seeking loans and financial assistance take note! Please vote appropriately next time (if there is to be a next time). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-12-19 10:18 |
| #2 When is Pakistan going to reimburse us? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-12-19 09:47 |
| #1 Yay! Polio for everyone! |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-12-19 08:46 |