If it is impossible to buy friends, why does the US send so much tax-payer money to other countries?

“Clinton did not detail the enhanced assistance but noted the United States currently has a three-year, $121 million development and economic aid program with Yemen. Separately, the U.S. administration is providing nearly $70 million in military aid this year.” (Fox News)
It seems with today’s technology, we should be able to directly vote on expenditures this [...]

why cant the united states send troops over to yemen where the terrorist are?

i saw on the news that yemen would never allow us troops in their country. does anybody know why we can have troops in yemen even though the terrorist are there

Morocco to send humanitarian aid to Yemen

Upon instructions issued by HM King Mohammed VI, Morocco decided to send emergency humanitarian aid to Yemen, to help citizens who have been displaced as a result of war in the north of the country. Yemeni authorities welcomed with great satisfaction the Moroccan gesture of sending humanitarian aid that was made up mainly of medicines, [...]

why would anyone send a man to saudi arabia for rehab?

after 6 years in GITMO
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090123/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_yemen_al_qaida
saudi arabia all of all places? the biggest funders of terrorism in the world. why would you send someone there to be rehabilitated?

Should the U.S. send a special forces team to capture Anwar al Awlaki the terrorist in Yemen?

Who encourages Muslims to attack the U.S. and then glorifies them when they do?
Nidal Hasan had communicated with this person in the time leading up to his terrorist act.
Awlaki was an imam at mosques in the U.S. attended by three hijackers in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a report by the [...]

Does Yemen send any troops to Iraq?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070703/ap_on_re_mi_ea/yemen_temple_explosion
According to Liberals, they must have!