July 10, 2011
White House chief of staff Bill Daley said Sunday the United States is holding back $800 million in U.S. aid to the Pakistani military.
Appearing ABC's "This Week," the top adviser to President Barack Obama said the relationship needs to be improved, and until then money will stop flowing to the Pakistani armed forces.
"Our relationship with Pakistan is very complicated," Daley said. "Obviously, they have been an important ally in the war on terrorism. They’ve been the victim of an enormous amount of terrorism. But right now, they have taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid which we were giving to their military and we’re trying to work through that."
Aid to Pakistan has been a politically perilous issue since Osama bin Laden was found in the country. And members of Congress have, on several occasions, indicated that aid should be cut.
Daley: Aid to Pakistan paused - POLITICO Live - POLITICO.com
White House chief of staff Bill Daley said Sunday the United States is holding back $800 million in U.S. aid to the Pakistani military.
Appearing ABC's "This Week," the top adviser to President Barack Obama said the relationship needs to be improved, and until then money will stop flowing to the Pakistani armed forces.
"Our relationship with Pakistan is very complicated," Daley said. "Obviously, they have been an important ally in the war on terrorism. They’ve been the victim of an enormous amount of terrorism. But right now, they have taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid which we were giving to their military and we’re trying to work through that."
Aid to Pakistan has been a politically perilous issue since Osama bin Laden was found in the country. And members of Congress have, on several occasions, indicated that aid should be cut.
Daley: Aid to Pakistan paused - POLITICO Live - POLITICO.com
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