Seriously though, if you do the research you'll not that not a single DOLLAR of that aid is provided directly by the USA. 100% is funneled through various United Nations agencies and NGO's. The U.S. admits that we don't have anyone on the gound inside Afghanistan to see how that aid is being applied. We do know that the largest portion is in fact food stuffs (i.e., not cash) and is applied to Afghani refugees in Pakistan where we can monitor what the result of our aid is.
Also, a portion of our aid $$$ (a little less than 20%) are cash payments earmarked for various self-improvement programs for farmers and villagers. But again, we have no one inside Afghanistan verifying that every single $$$ goes where it is supposed to.
Given our history of covert operations, training and arming Afghani's don't you think it's just a little bit possible that some of that aid is finding it's way to the Taliban? I think to believe anything less is just a bit naieve.
P.S. For future reference, Freepers can only reference FoxNews, NewsMax.com, Drudge and graduates of the EIB University. CNN and the like belong to us liberals!
just kidding!
And exactly WHAT would the Taliban do with wheat? You keep implying that there is money being exchanged in this transaction, when there isn't.
Also, your first post trashed the administration for GIVING $43 million to the Taliban. That is completely false.