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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1195594" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>Allah Hookabar !!</p><p></p><p>D’oh!</p><p>Via <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/09/08/US-Spent-1-010-354-195-In-Syrian-Humanitarian-Aid-2012-2013" target="_blank">Breitbart:</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">U.S. taxpayers have spent at least <a href="http://www.usaid.gov/crisis/syria" target="_blank">$1,010,354,195</a> on Syrian humanitarian aid for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, according to official numbers from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">USAID, which was created by President John friend. Kennedy, is the federal government’s primary agency in charge of distributing civilian foreign aid.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Last month, President Barack Obama pledged $195 million in additional humanitarian support to Syrians affected by the country’s civil war, tipping U.S. taxpayer spending over the $1 billion threshold.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“To help the many Syrians in need this Eid al-Fitr, the United States is providing an additional $195 million in food aid and other humanitarian aid, bringing our humanitarian contribution to the Syrian people to over $1 billion since the crisis began,” Obama <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/07/statement-president-occasion-eid-al-fitr" target="_blank">said</a> in a White House statement. “For millions of Americans, Eid is part of a great tapestry of America’s many traditions, and I wish all Muslims a blessed and joyful celebration. Eid Mubarak.”</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The United States is the largest contributor of Syrian humanitarian aid. However, Syrians embroiled in the current conflict say U.S. taxpayer-funded aid is insufficient and not reaching those most in need in the opposition-held north.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“The vast majority of aid is going to territory controlled by President Bashar al-Assad, and the small amount reaching opposition-held areas is all but invisible,” the <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/world/middleeast/in-syrias-rebel-strongholds-foreign-aid-yields-anger.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&" target="_blank">New York Times</a></em> reported.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Humanitarian workers in Syria like Ghassan Hitto, the chief coordinator for the Western-backed Syrian national coalition, say they are frustrated with the poorly-run relief efforts.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">“We believe we are owed an explanation over where this money is going, but every time we ask, we can’t get an answer.”</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1195594, member: 1246"] Allah Hookabar !! D’oh! Via [URL="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/09/08/US-Spent-1-010-354-195-In-Syrian-Humanitarian-Aid-2012-2013"]Breitbart:[/URL] [INDENT]U.S. taxpayers have spent at least [URL="http://www.usaid.gov/crisis/syria"]$1,010,354,195[/URL] on Syrian humanitarian aid for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, according to official numbers from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID, which was created by President John friend. Kennedy, is the federal government’s primary agency in charge of distributing civilian foreign aid. Last month, President Barack Obama pledged $195 million in additional humanitarian support to Syrians affected by the country’s civil war, tipping U.S. taxpayer spending over the $1 billion threshold. “To help the many Syrians in need this Eid al-Fitr, the United States is providing an additional $195 million in food aid and other humanitarian aid, bringing our humanitarian contribution to the Syrian people to over $1 billion since the crisis began,” Obama [URL="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/07/statement-president-occasion-eid-al-fitr"]said[/URL] in a White House statement. “For millions of Americans, Eid is part of a great tapestry of America’s many traditions, and I wish all Muslims a blessed and joyful celebration. Eid Mubarak.” The United States is the largest contributor of Syrian humanitarian aid. However, Syrians embroiled in the current conflict say U.S. taxpayer-funded aid is insufficient and not reaching those most in need in the opposition-held north. “The vast majority of aid is going to territory controlled by President Bashar al-Assad, and the small amount reaching opposition-held areas is all but invisible,” the [I][URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/world/middleeast/in-syrias-rebel-strongholds-foreign-aid-yields-anger.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&"]New York Times[/URL][/I] reported. Humanitarian workers in Syria like Ghassan Hitto, the chief coordinator for the Western-backed Syrian national coalition, say they are frustrated with the poorly-run relief efforts. “We believe we are owed an explanation over where this money is going, but every time we ask, we can’t get an answer.” [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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