Rep Blasts Higher Ed Aid To Pakistan, As Military Suspends US Tuition Assistance -- FOX News
Why is the U.S. funding higher education for its "Benedict Arnold ally" Pakistan when the Pentagon is cutting tuition assistance for American troops?
That's the question Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, asked as he prepared to introduce a bill Tuesday to give Pakistan aid the "sequester" treatment -- halting the money until U.S. tuition assistance is restored.
"Why are we funding education programs for our Benedict Arnold ally when we can't fund -- or don't fund -- the education for our military? And to Pakistan of all places, where hatred for America is at its highest. Washington should watch its spending and prioritize," Poe said on the floor Monday. "It's time, Mr. Speaker, to sequester Pakistan."
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My Comment: I am just a Canadian citizen who looks at the U.S. from afar ..... and while it is a given to me that the U.S. is incompetent and inept in it's foreign policy, I will admit that I am always shaking my head on how incredibly cruel the U.S. government can be in treating it's own citizens. This educational program (and other aid) to Pakistan is a total of waste of money .... helping U.S. troops who want to go to school .... now that is NOT a waste of money. Kudos to Rep. Ted Poe for stating the obvious.