U.S increasing aid to Afghanistan & Pakistan...good?
So this wed President Obama will be meeting with Afghanistan’s' and Pakistans' presidents to make them "full partners" and Aid them with more support ($15 Billion over 10 years) to strengthen their economy. As most know (or maybe not) gov in both countries are corrupt from head to toe. Taliban is on the rise again in Afghanistan and making progress in Pakistan (60 miles from Capital and holding ground). Am I the only one who thinks that the money should stay where it is when Afghani President Karzai is electing a local warlord to be vice president, "Karzai further angered U.S. officials this week when he named Mohammad Qasim Fahim, a powerful warlord accused of violating human rights, as his vice presidential running mate." Then Pakistani president is talking to U.S officials to support him strengthen his economy, but asks for "more support, I need drones to be part of my arsenal. I need that facility. I need that equipment. I need that to be my police arrangement." Pakistan then declines that it didn't use $10 billion given to it over past ten years to build his military arsenal to 1 up neighboring India (which both countries always try to do). Is it me or something doesn't add up. U.S has the right idea, but wrong solution. Money given to both countries will more than likely end up where it doesn’t need to and I can see economies of both countries staying exactly where they are or getting worse over time, like it has been over last few years.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapc...kes/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/...tan/index.html
I'll add more later, what do you y'all think?
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