Republican Donald Trump criticized U.S. military support for several countries — Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany and South Korea — during a discussion on nuclear proliferation at a CNN town hall in late March, saying “we can’t afford it.” We’ll answer the question: What exactly does the U.S. provide in terms of military support to these countries?
Foreign Military Financing Account Summary
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Foreign Military spending (US Aide to Foreign Military) is greater than $5.6 Billion per year.
Vietnam (Socialist Country some may remember the Vietnam Conflict) $10M per year.
Bahrain (Oil Conglomerate) $7.5M @yr
Egypt $1.3B @yr
Israel (great ally, bad enemy) $3.1B @yr
Jordon (Didn't we have air strikes there?) $300M @yr
Pakistan (Remember Bin Laden?) $280M @yr
Guess you know where a lot of our tax dollars go. This is not Humane effort mind you, this is in aide of THEIR military. Humane/relief funds are totally separate.
Still trust our Congress to do what is right for us?