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At its peak in 2010, the US gave Pakistan 4.5 billion dollars in aid [1] (although in more recent years this value has decreased). That sort of money can buy a
by tangled 11y ago
At its peak in 2010, the US gave Pakistan 4.5 billion dollars in aid [1] (although in more recent years this value has decreased). That sort of money can buy a lot of cooperation.
[1] http://www.cgdev.org/page/aid-pakistan-numbers http://www.cgdev.org/page/aid-pakistan-numbers
- arethuza 11y agoIsn't it pretty likely that Pakistan, or more specifically the ISI, used some of that money to fund the Taliban? Sandy Gall mention this in his book "War Against the Taliban" - here is a review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9042196/War-Against-theTaliban-by-Sandy-Gall-review.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9042196...
- mikeash 11y agoMaybe it can, but in this case it seems to buy pretty minimal cooperation and a whole lot of backstabbing.