How much money have we given Pakistan in the past 10 years?

[LisaNY]

Can someone please find out how much taxpayer money we have given Pakistan, our supposed "ally", in the past 10 years while they were harboring Bin Laden? My guess is hundreds of billions but I don't know how where to look.

[doodle]

Don't know exactly but probably a lot. Since start of war on terror, Iraq and possibly Pakistan had become some of biggest recepients surpassing Israel if I'm not mistaken.

Were they milking it as long as possible to keep US engaged in a war there so we kept giving money to their military?

[Dr.3D]

Don't know exactly but probably a lot. Since start of war on terror, Iraq and possibly Pakistan had become some of biggest recepients surpassing Israel if I'm not mistaken.

Were they milking it as long as possible to keep US engaged in a war there so we kept giving money to their military?
Sure looks like it.

[ExPatPaki]

Were they milking it as long as possible to keep US engaged in a war there so we kept giving money to their military?

Well obviously. But doesn't the money that the US gives the Pakistani military end up back in our MIC when they purchase more military equipment? Isn't it just a never-ending cycle of weapons and contracts?

[BamaFanNKy]

Year↓ Military (USD in billions)↓ Economic (USD in billions)↓
2002 1.36 1.233 for 2002 to 2004
2003 1.500 1.233 for 2002 to 2004
2004 1.200 1.233 for 2002 to 2004
2005 1.313 .338
2006 1.260 .539
2007 1.115 .567
2008 1.435 .507
2009 1.689 1.366
2010 1.232 1.409
2011 1.685 unknown
Total 11.740 billion[15] 6.08 billion[16]

[Dr.3D]

Well obviously. But doesn't the money that the US gives the Pakistani military end up back in our MIC when they purchase more military equipment? Isn't it just a never-ending cycle of weapons and contracts?

That's how the U.S. military suppliers get their money. Imagine how bad the economy would be if the government were not buying their products? /s