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Africa North
What we get for $2 billion a year in aid to Egypt
2011-01-30
From the excellent Gonzalo Lira:
Years Hosni Mubarek has been in power?

30.

Average yearly U.S. aid to Egypt during his “presidency”?

$2 billion.

Percentage of Egyptian GDP that aid amounts to?

1%.

Average amount of that aid going to the Egyptian military?

$1.75 billion.

Number of M-1A1 Abrams tanks the U.S. has sold Egypt?

1,200

Number of F-16 fighter jets the U.S. has sold Egypt?

260.

Average per capita income of Egyptians?

$2,758 per year.

How many Egyptians tortured and repressed by the Mubarek regime?

Unknown.

Turning a nation of 79 million into raging anti-Americans?

Priceless.
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