United States military aid

The United States government first recognized the usefulness of foreign aid as a tool of diplomacy in World War II. It was believed that it would promote liberal capitalist models of development in other countries and that it would enhance national security.^[1]

Main article: United States foreign aid

The United States is the largest contributor of military aid to foreign countries in the world, with its Department of Defense providing funding and/or American military hardware aid to over 150 countries annually for defense purposes.

Funds appropriated to the and Defense Department represent the vast majority of unclassified military aid and assistance. The public does not have any way of tracking classified programs administered by the U.S. intelligence community.^[13]

State Department

The United States gives the same amount of money to its top five aid recipients as they give to the rest of the world.

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Generally, increasing levels of US military aid significantly reduces cooperative foreign policy behavior with the United States

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Particular targets of criticism include

Military budget of the United States

United States Foreign Military Financing

United States Agency for International Development

Foreign policy of the United States

Criticism of United States foreign policy

United States security assistance to the Palestinian National Authority

Israel–United States military relations

United States militarism

(PDF), U.S. Congress.

Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request: International Affairs

(PDF), Fiscal year 2008, U.S. Congress.

Congressional Budget Justification: Foreign Operations

U.S. Agency for International Development.

Foreign Aid Explorer

PBS