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The Cost of War (page 2 of 3) |
In 2003, the USA spent just 0.14 per cent of national income ($16bn) on aid despite promising in 1970 to contribute 0.7 per cent. This figure is put into perspective when compared with the military budget for 2003, which was $450bn.
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Indonesia, the second highest recipient of net overseas aid, spends almost the same sum of money on its military forces as it receives in aid.
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From 1998 to 2001, the USA, the UK, and France earned more income from arm sales to developing countries than they gave in aid. (8) |
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The amount the UK set aside for the
Iraq war could have been used to provide 5.8 million wells, or 860,000 schools in the developing world.
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For the amount the UK
set aside for the Iraq war it could have doubled the UK aid budget and reached the UN target for how
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