Pervez Musharraf Billions In U.S. Aid To Pakistan Never Reached Army, Generals Say -- Huffington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has been diverted to the domestic economy and other causes, such as fighting India.
Now the scope and longevity of the misuse is becoming clear: Between 2002 and 2008, while al-Qaida regrouped, only $500 million of the $6.6 billion in American aid actually made it to the Pakistani military, two army generals tell The Associated Press.
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Update: U.S. Aid to Musharraf is Largely Untraceable Cash Transfers -- TPM
Hat Tip: Washington Examiner
My Comment: Billions are wasted .... and our troops are always being asked to sacrifice more. Something stinks here.
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