Military aid

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Military aid is aid which is used to assist an ally in its defense efforts, or to assist a poor country in maintaining control over its own territory. Many countries receive military aid to help with counter-insurgency efforts, or to help them fight terrorism. Or it could be given to rebellions to help fight another country.

This aid may be given in the form of credits for foreign militaries to buy weapons and equipment from the donor country.

[edit] Criticism

Military aid is often the subject of controversy. Critics argue that military given by the USA and other Western countries is for political purposes, does not benefit the people in the target country, and even results in greater oppression and suffering.^{[citation needed]}

Particular targets of criticism include:

United States military aid to Israel
American military aid to Latin American dictatorships in the second half of the 20th century
Western military aid to Indonesia (including after the Indonesian annexation of East Timor, though some countries cut aid temporarily);