Pentagon Seeks To Add Nine Countries To 'High Income' List

/ April 5, 2012 at 12:36 AM
The Pentagon wants Congress to designate nine more countries, including four in the Middle East, as "high income," which would enable these governments to pay for military training at an incremental rate as part of the foreign military sales program. This change would help the countries continue to participate in training opportunities with U.S. forces, the Defense Department writes in a legislative proposal submitted to Congress last month. The proposal calls for lawmakers to designate Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab...

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