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CNN: Seventy-five percent of U.S. foreign military financing goes to two countries
(CNN)American taxpayers doled out $5.9 billion in foreign military financing in 2014, according to the government's Foreign Assistance report -- that's roughly the GDP of Somalia. But where did the money go?
To the usual suspects, mostly -- Israel ($3.1B) and Egypt ($1.3B) received roughly 75% of all foreign military aid money handed out by the U.S. last year.
This map from the cost-information website howmuch.net shows the relative size of countries based on how much U.S. military aid they receive.
WNU Editor: Israel is now requesting $5 billion in aid (from $3.1 billion) .... or almost the entire U.S. foreign military aid budget .... U.S. officials - Israel wants up to $5 billion in annual military aid (Reuters)
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"Israel is now requesting $5 billion in aid (from $3.1 billion) .... or almost the entire U.S. foreign military aid budget."
By comparison:
"Keeping 5,500 troops at multiple locations will cost the U.S. about $14.6 billion a year, up from the estimated cost of $10 billion to retain a force at the Kabul embassy, according to administration officials. Doug Ollivant, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, said that estimate could rise to $20 billion per year since the current projection includes only money for ground troops, assistance to the Afghan government and payments to government contractors."
(http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/10/15/Here-s-How-Much-It-Will-Cost-Keep-US-Troops-Afghanistan)
"Late last year the Congressional Research Service released a report that concluded the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost U.S. taxpayers $1.6 trillion."
(http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/10/15/Here-s-How-Much-It-Will-Cost-Keep-US-Troops-Afghanistan)
"$45 Billion in Tax Dollars Goes Missing in Afghanistan" (https://admin.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/04/01/45-Billion-Tax-Dollars-Goes-Missing-Afghanistan)
"$37 screws, a $7,622 coffee maker, $640 toilet seats; : suppliers to our military just won't be oversold." "Other items offered in the catalogue include a $285 screwdriver, a $7,622 coffee maker, a $387 flat washer, a $469 wrench, a $214 flashlight, a $437 tape measure, a $2,228 monkey wrench, a $748 pair of duckbill pliers, a $74,165 aluminum ladder, a $659 ashtray and a $240- million airplane."(http://articles.latimes.com/1986-07-30/news/vw-18804_1_nut)
F-35C: $116 million.(https://www.f35.com/about/fast-facts/cost) That is 43 planes for $5,000,000,000,
"NFL teams split $6B in revenue." http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11200179/nfl-teams-divided-6-billion-revenue-according-green-bay-packers-financials
$23.04 billion---annual expenditure for pet food in U.S.
Pet Services: grooming & boarding=$4.84 billion
(http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp)
2,000 MRAPS scrapped in war/occupation zone at $1,000,000 cost per vehicle (origianal cost) = $2 billion (http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/27/world/la-fg-afghanistan-armor-20131227)
Kind of puts the aid to Israel, most of which is spent in the U.S., in perspective. Five billion dollars does not go as far as it used to.
Please excuse any math errors.
Anon,
I can smell the smoke from your abacus.
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