US cuts aid to 'traitor' Pak by US$ 650 million

July 20, 2012 13:14

In other news, the US House of Representatives has unanimously voted to cut military aid to Pakistan by a whopping USD 650 million, with a top Republican lawmaker calling the country "Benedict Arnold", the most well-known traitor in American history.

The amendment to cut the aid, which was proposed by Republican Congressman Ted Poe, passed on the floor of the House with a voice vote. Poe had demanded a USD 1.3 billion cut, but settled for the USD 650 million cut.

The measure will now go to Senate for approval. "Pakistan is the 'Benedict Arnold' to America in the war on terror. They are disloyal, deceptive and a danger to the United States," said Poe, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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