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#482: Why The U.S. Keeps Sending Weapons To Egypt

#482: Why The U.S. Keeps Sending Weapons To Egypt

Planet Money vor 13 Jahren

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As the Egyptian military cracked down on protesters last week, U.S.-made Apache helicopters flew overhead. The Egyptian military also uses American made tanks, fighter jets and bullets.This is the product of the $1.3 billion in military aid the U.S. provides to Egypt every year. In polls, a majority of Egyptians say they want that aid to end. And it's become unpopular among some powerful Americans as well. Yet, so far, the aid hasn't stopped flowing.On today's show: Why it's so hard for the U.S. to stop sending military aid to Egypt.