U.S. to provide Jordan with 660 million dollars in aid in 2012

[jakeXT]

AMMAN, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The United States will provide Jordan with 660 million U.S. dollars in 2012 as economic and military assistance, Jordan's ministry of planning and international cooperation said Tuesday.

The assistance will support Jordan's efforts for reform and modernization, the ministry said in a statement, noting that the amount of U.S. assistance in 2012 is similar to that in 2011.

The assistance will be used to support the education sector and projects for enhancing the youth's skills, and will also help enhance the competitiveness of the national economy, the ministry said.

The U.S. assistance to Jordan from 2007 to 2011 reached 2.4 billion, according to the ministry.

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[Autumn]

1. Too bad the politicians won't give poor Americans an extra

660 million dollars in aid in 2012. God knows we could use it.

[Luciferous]

2. Exactly what I was thinking. If we are going to put ourselves in debt doling out aid, why

don't we aid the people in our own country first?!

[Angry Dragon]

3. at a loss for words ..........

Add: The next time some one says we do not have the money remind them then that we can not afford foreign aid then either because we do not have the money........

[AngryAmish]

4. He has made a lot of money over the years

Nike, Gatoraid, etc. Why him?

[ronnie624]

5. Mostly military and security aid for the Jordanian government

in exchange for supporting the U.S. "war on terror". Little if any of this "aid" will benefit the average Jordanian, who is generally opposed to U.S. policies in the region.

[lovuian]

6. We are BROKE at least that is what our Congress keeps telling us

you can't give 660 million to every country and nothing to your own citizens

that is crazy