Trump Punishes Pakistan By Withholding Millions Of Aid Dollars

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

dailycaller
Saagar Enjeti
11:14 AM 09/01/2017

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http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/01/trump-punishes-pakistan-by-withholding-millions-of-aid-dollars/

The Trump administration will withhold more than $250 million in promised aid to Pakistan, U.S. officials told the Associated Press.

The move is the first diplomatic step in President Donald Trump’s new South Asia strategy that aims to reverse Taliban gains in Afghanistan, drive the insurgent group to the negotiating table, and pressure Pakistan to crackdown on terrorist groups acting within its borders. The money will be withheld until the U.S. believes Pakistan has taken adequate steps to curtail the Haqqani Network, one of the deadliest factions allied with the Afghan Taliban.

Senior administration officials described the forthcoming U.S. approach to Pakistan as “substantially tougher approach to Pakistan … probably since shortly after the 9/11 attacks,” in a background call before the Aug. 21 speech.

[Fishrrman]

We shouldn't be giving them anything at all.

Good move by Trump.

[Chosen Daughter]

We shouldn't be giving them anything at all.

Good move by Trump.

Amen.  And we could use that for a wall rather than disaster aid.  We could withhold others too.

[Smokin Joe]

Amen.  And we could use that for a wall rather than disaster aid.  We could withhold others too.

http://www.foreignassistance.gov/explore has an interactive map showing foreign aid.

[Chosen Daughter]

http://www.foreignassistance.gov/explore has an interactive map showing foreign aid.

I can see that big beautiful wall.

[Oceander]

Yeah, the wall, because that money should be wasted on some sort of boondoggle. 

[Smokin Joe]

Yeah, the wall, because that money should be wasted on some sort of boondoggle.

Wall or no wall, the probability that money will be wasted on boondoggles approaches 1.0 (100%)
It's a question of whether you want to fund studies on how 'Climate change' affects transgender butterflies, or an attempt to secure the border a full grown Holstein can't just walk over.

And, yes, there should be aid money to areas affected by Harvey, too.

We can even give money to gang kids to not kill each other in Cali, and pay countries to be our friends.