[Reader-list] How 7 Dogs Got Between the US and Pakistan

[Rakesh Iyer]

Hi

Both America and Pakistan must be castigated for this military expenditure
as it simply ensures the divergence of money away from what should be in the
interests of the people living in South Asia. And India too can't avoid its'
own share in criticism.

It is utterly disgusting that while India and Pakistan keep spending money
on defence purposes and nuclear materials to bomb each other (in the name of
maintaining a nuclear deterrence, which is useless), the USA is giving funds
to Pakistan in the name of FMF (Foreign Military Financing) so that their
companies can get the necessary contracts and the American defence industry
can churn out equipments and earn profits, besides ensuring that India too
participates in the arms race for their benefit.

All funds for development could have been diverted through agencies like
UNICEF, UNESCO and World Bank with expert monitoring of the situation on the
ground to check misuse of money, and yet this misuse, while known to USA is
allowed in the name of ensuring Pakistan remains stable.

Rakesh