US Cuts Aid to Rohingya While Funding Off-Shore Wars
The irony isn't just rich; it's a multi-billion-dollar endowment. While Al Jazeera correctly highlights how US aid cuts are forcing Rohingya girls into child marriage and children into hard labor in Bangladesh ( Al Jazeera ), the mainstream media conveniently omits the ledger's other side. Where did that 'aid' money go, you ask? Perhaps some of it was redirected into the Biden administration's
supplemental requests, like the $14 billion in no-strings-attached military aid to Israel, approved by Congress with bipartisan cheers. Or maybe it's bolstering the already overflowing coffers of Lockheed Martin, whose stock surged when Congress greenlit another weapons package. It seems some civilians' suffering is more 'strategic' than others – especially when it comes to subsidizing conflicts
further afield. How many Rohingya girls could receive an education for the cost of one JDAM kit?