A better way of looking at it is what policy goals does USAID support, and what are the consequences of cutting off the aid. For instance, we gave a ton of mone

A better way of looking at it is what policy goals does USAID support, and what are the consequences of cutting off the aid. For instance, we gave a ton of money to Jordan, which props up a regime that has been a reliable ally and an oasis of stability in a region that's otherwise a clusterfuck. If the Jordanian regime collapsed, that would be a disaster for the US. We gave money to the Lebanese Army because we want them to try to fill the vacuum now that Israel beat the crap out of Hezbollah.