US paying Pakistan for guarding border

[link|http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US_renting_Pak_army_for__100_million_a_month/articleshow/2202810.cms|Times of India]

The United States is paying around $ 100 million a month for the deployment of 80,000 Pakistani troops on its border with Afghanistan ostensibly for the war on terrorism, a key US official revealed on Thursday.

The money is meant to be "reimbursements" to Pakistan "for stationing troops and moving them around, and gasoline, and bullets, and training and other costs that they incur as part of the war on terror," US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, told a Congressional panel.

$100 million a month? That is absurd, even considering the need to prop Pakistan up. In theory we are paying Pakistan to protect the border with Afganistan, but that amount is absurdly over the top.

Jay

Post #289,030 by JayMehaffey 7/15/07 2:26:58 PM Reply	US paying Pakistan for guarding border [link\|http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US_renting_Pak_army_for__100_million_a_month/articleshow/2202810.cms\|Times of India] The United States is paying around $ 100 million a month for the deployment of 80,000 Pakistani troops on its border with Afghanistan ostensibly for the war on terrorism, a key US official revealed on Thursday. The money is meant to be "reimbursements" to Pakistan "for stationing troops and moving them around, and gasoline, and bullets, and training and other costs that they incur as part of the war on terror," US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, told a Congressional panel. $100 million a month? That is absurd, even considering the need to prop Pakistan up. In theory we are paying Pakistan to protect the border with Afganistan, but that amount is absurdly over the top. Jay
Post #289,111 by GBert 7/16/07 2:18:24 PM Reply	Well given where they are... those Pakistani troops are also keeping an eye on Russia, China, and India for us. The War on Terror is a many-spendered thing.
Post #289,130 by andread 7/16/07 4:57:57 PM Reply	Re: US paying Pakistan for guarding border they do a good job keeping bin Laden away from the US troops or is that the other way around? A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://westcottradio.org\|Tune In]

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