As Congress debates aid for Ukraine and Israel, we examine the impact and historic significance of U.S. foreign aid compared to other nations.
President Joe Biden has made it clear he will veto any spending billthat does not include aid to Ukraine, while some lawmakers, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, have been less enthused.The U.S. has sent more than $74 billion in aid to Ukraine, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German research institute.Over the last two years, the annual average of aid to Ukraine exceeded the annual average of military spending during the war in Afghanistan.
When you look at Ukraine's aid as a percentage of the country's GDP, the U.S. isn't at the top of the list. Countries in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe are spending much more.“Americans need to better understand why we're providing aid to these countries, but also the relative balance of military and economic assistance and why these battles are being played out in Congress,” said Jessica Trisko Darden, Associate Professor of Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University.
“The United States provides foreign aid to almost every country on the planet. There are very few exceptions—Iran and North Korea, for instance,” said Trisko Darden."The United States also provides aid to countries such as Pakistan that actually vote against the United States position in the United Nations over and over and over again. We're not just buying support for the United States with our foreign assistance programs.
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