how the f**k about getting OUR troops the proper

armor, vehicles, weapons, TRAINING (and of course leaving them OUT of the middle east)? how about giving US the citizens of the united states of america that money? we NEED it. the elderly, the children, those hurt by natural disasters, the school system, health care and on and f**king on. i HATE this administration. may they be brought up on charges and sentenced appropriately

who is going to help pay people's heating bills?
their mortgage?
their grocery bills?

U.S. Payments To Pakistan Face New Scrutiny
Little Accounting for Costs To Support Ally's Troops

By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Once a month, Pakistan's Defense Ministry delivers 15 to 20 pages of spreadsheets to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. They list costs for feeding, clothing, billeting and maintaining 80,000 to 100,000 Pakistani troops in the volatile tribal area along the Afghan border, in support of U.S. counterterrorism efforts. No receipts are attached.
In response, the Defense Department has disbursed about $80 million monthly, or roughly $1 billion a year for the past six years, in one of the most generous U.S. military support programs worldwide. The U.S. aim has been to ensure that Pakistan remains the leading ally in combating extremism in South Asia.
But vague accounting, disputed expenses and suspicions about overbilling have recently made these payments to Pakistan highly controversial -- even within the U.S. government. ......