By the numbers

• US military assistance to Pakistan since September 11:        $3.0 billion
• Pakistani debt dismissed by the US since 9/11:                    $1.5 billion
• Total Pakistan is spending on US-made F-16 jets:                $2.5 billion
• Approximate annual foreign aid received by Afghanistan:   ~$2.5 billion

Source: Just whose side is Pakistan really on?
The Sunday Times (UK), August 13, 2006 by Christina Lamb

Is the US getting its money worth from aid offered to Pakistan? In the article, Lamb quotes an unnamed US intelligence agent:

“The moment I heard the first news about the airline plot, I knew it was just a matter of time until we heard the word Pakistan...Whether it’s 9/11, the Bali bombs, 7/7 and now this, Pakistan is always the connection. That’s gotta raise some questions."

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