Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says he's disappointed in the slow pace of a massive U.S. aid program for Pakistan.
Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, co-sponsored a bill to provide Pakistan with $7.5 billion over five years. Just $179 million of the first year's $1.5 billion has been spent.
The New York Times reported Monday progress in spending the funds has been slowed because of Washington's fears of Pakistani corruption and incompetence.
Kerry said he is disappointed in the lack of progress in funding projects the aid was intended for but understands why the process is slow. "I understand that Pakistanis may be frustrated by the slow pace of projects," Kerry said. "Moving this much money transparently through any bureaucracy is always a slow process but the administration must move faster to implement projects." Like, maybe...patch up the bullet holes in Binny's hide house, Jawn?
"I think everybody in America is scratching their heads and saying, 'Wow, you know, just north, near a military training school, how could this be?' And obviously we're going to have to search that," John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Monday on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports."
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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says he's disappointed in the slow pace of a massive U.S. aid program for Pakistan.
