It may be a drop in the bucket compared to entitlements but there are enough of these drops to fill a supertanker. We’re giving another hundred million to Brazil to build an aquarium. Then there are the jets we’re selling to Egypt with our money....
They are a resource-rich nation that should be standing on the own two feet!
Actually, there aren't. All of these small things that people get outraged over, even if added up, are basically irrelevant compared to entitlements.
And the reason embassies are so expensive are because of all the security measures. Even in seemingly "quiet" areas of the world they can be a target.