Look at the amount of money the U.S. sent to Turkey over the years and the amount since the war on Terror began. It is not all for being an ally to the U.S. in the war on terror...




>>Wow Metin. Do all Turks believe that fallacy?
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>>The United States has loaned and granted Turkey more than $12.5 billion in economic aid and more than $14 billion in military assistance.
>>http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3432.htm
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>>Let's start with USAid:
>>http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/cbj2006/ee/tr.html
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>>Military:
>>As a member of NATO and Washington’s ally in the war on terrorism, Turkey is the third largest recipient of U.S. military aid, behind Israel and Egypt. Between 1994 and 2004, it received well over $1.3 billion in FMF and another $21.4 million in IMET.[224] Congress granted another $33 million in FMF and $4 million in IMET in 2005. The President’s request for 2006 is more modest-- $25 million in FMF and $3 million in IMET.[225]
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>>In the midst of a thirty-year plan to modernize its military, Turkey purchases an enormous quantity of weapons and other military equipment from the United States. Between 1994 and 2003, Turkey took delivery of more than $6.8 billion in U.S. weaponry and services.[226]
>> from:
>>http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/reports/wawjune2005.html#15
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>>Turkey is still getting aid from the U.S. It was only smaller for a period of time after Turkey refused the U.S. to launch troops from there.
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>IOW, more than half of it is military aid (probably the Turkish Army is the neediest stratum of the population) and about half of that part of the aid is spent back in the US on just weapons. Also note that the money isn't actually arriving because of Turkey's specific needs, but as "Washington’s ally in the war on terrorism", i.e. they're helped to help in this war. And partially to stay away from Iraqi Kurdistan.
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>I assume some of this will actually help the people in Turkey, after helping the sales of weapons.