financial obligation
Wonder why the author decided to use the word 'obligation'? We have NO obligation to pay these people. These payments are just kick-back money to Congressmen. It is a kind of money laundering and it has been going on for countless decades.
People in Congress approve 'aide' to some brokeass noname country somewhere. That country kicks back a percentage of the money to the Congressmen who approved it, and keeps the rest of it. This scam has been going on forever. It would be a miracle if Trump manages to stop it. A lot people in Congress are making a lot of money on this scam. It will be almost impossible for Trump to get any support on cutting this out.