[PapaBear3625]

From 2002 to 2010, the United States gave $13.3 billion in security-related aid to Pakistan, and $6 billion for economic assistance. More than $3 billion were requested for 2011.

To put this into perspective, the CIA factbook on Pakistan has its entire GDP being $175B, and its military budget being 3% of that, or about $5B. So US aid is what keeps the Pakistani officer-class able to afford their mistresses. Take away that aid, and they are screwed.

I would not be surprised if the ISI were behind 9/11, for the express purpose of restarting the cash flow that stopped when the Russians left Afghanistan and we lost interest in the region.

[sukhoi-30mki]

They still seem to have money to buy billions in weaponry-frigates, warplanes and soon submarines from the Chicoms. It’s not like they will starve without US aid.