Syrian Regime Change - Humanitarian Aid

ꕤ Article SOURCE https://fts.unocha.org/pageloader.aspx?page=search-reporting_display&CQ=cq260115191009dOLEaWyOry 2012-2015 Syria Total:   USD $14,343,463,267 (committed)    + USD$  743,800,39 (Pledged) USD Committed USD Pledged Australia 149,082,851 15,725,518 Canada 517,298,762 EU Comm 1,573,770,779 Finland 61,083,566 France 106,524,427 Germany 969,788,332 Kuwait 938,412,017 219,390,000 Qatar 235,579,649 3,803,270 Saudi Arabia 586,481,638 Sweden 170,721,978 Switzerland 175,307,558 1,142,037 UAE 417,971,494 126,192,450 UK 1,393,325,651 USA 4,226,880,211 13,320,001 ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT Regime change and eradicating 'moderate rebels' defected to 'death cult' militants is expensive. Check out what the US, UK and EU have spent.  Yes, I know this is allocated as 'humanitarian aid' -- but the 'humanitarian crisis' is the result of Western intervention in pursuit of regime change in more than one target location, including Syria. Above is only some of the funds committed by various governments. Jordan and Israel are not on the list. Expect that this isn't a complete list of everything. The British domestic population is subjected to 'austerity' measures, but Britain has allocated this substantial expenditure  towards what amounts to one of the incidental costs of regime change. Money's also found for other countries -- so this isn't the only overseas location that funds are allocated to.   Global Humanitarian Contributions in 2014, top donors: United States European Commission United Kingdom Germany Japan Sweden US is right up there, just as it is in terms of military spending.  The top spenders also form part of the US alliance, which I think is interesting.  The respective economies may also factor in somehow (not sure re Sweden) -- banking interests/investors - invested? There's a reason US is on top of that list, and it's not generosity -- look what's happening with water shut-downs in the US and the fight for minimum wage that is still on. Countries that 'cannot' find adequate money for their pensioners, unemployed, care homes, public housing, education, and so on, and  countries that are selling off public property, healthcare, and shutting off water to domestic communities; countries that begrudge their domestic population minimum wage etc etc, find money for mid-intervention and post intervention humanitarian 'mop-ups' overseas. Grand total of USD$23,276,994,829 in 2014 (plus some) -- all contributors worldwide- here. But this isn't everything.  It's just what they classify as 'humanitarian aid' ... and it may not even be all 'humanitarian aid'. At USD$267,063,481, Australia contributes more in the 2014 overall totals than France, more than World Bank and more than Qatar (which probably owns Europe). Meanwhile in Australia (as an example): ‘Devastating’ Social Service Funding Cuts Slammed Posted: Friday, September 18, 2015 - 11:00 Author: Xavier Smerdon A Senate Inquiry has slammed the Department of Social Service funding process which saw cuts of $270 million and has recommended that five-year contracts be awarded to service providers to ensure stability. http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2015/09/%E2%80%98devastating%E2%80%99-social-service-funding-cuts-slammed# I'm not up on all the Liberal government's social welfare reforms (ie punishment of the vulnerable), so I've just plucked the above as an example. While welfare is getting cut, the military spending looks sizeable (from the random examples). Australia has invested approximately AU$1billion in Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)  -- which is some kind of military satellite communications gadgetry from US supplier -- here. Australia is spending $50 billion on a submarine-building program -- here. Australia is carrying out airstrikes in Syria and Iraq -- here.  No mention of what these cost, but I'm pretty sure this doesn't come cheaply. Australia:  Boeing (USA) $1.49 billion 13 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft contract - here. Australia -  $11.9 million Orbital ATK Inc. (USA) - Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile conversion service - here. Australia - new defence planning blueprint seeks to fortify seas defences with highest priority to Navy - drones & subs - $70 billion boost - here. Anyway, that some of what money was found for.  Yes, defence is important, but surely a government spending colossal amounts on military can shop around or drive a hard enough bargain with suppliers (who want their money), so as to ensure that the people at the very bottom socially and economically do not become victims of government spending cut-backs. How is punishing the domestic population -- the vulnerable, at the very bottom of the social and economic ladder -- the right thing to do? Well, it looks like the domestic population -- especially the socially and economically disadvantaged -- are of the least concern to politicians. It's private profits first.  Working classes (and even nations) last. Look at European politicians selling out their nations. ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- Spend Theory (so far) War: Sanitisation & Maintenance of Illusions Link  |  here Assange Transnational Security Elite, Carving Up the World Using Your Tax Money London  OCT8 Antiwar Mass Assembly (2011) Link  |  here ꕤ