| What a shame, just as Thailand was beginning to distance itself from US Foreign Aid sanctions placed on it following the 2006 military coup. The numbers were starting to climb again.
Let's see if they zero out again...
"In response to the September 19, 2006, military coup in Thailand, the U.S. State Department announced the suspension of nearly $24 million in U.S. foreign assistance to the country, including military and peacekeeping assistance and training under foreign operations appropriations ($7.5 million) and counterterrorism assistance under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2006 ($16.3 million). The bans were imposed pursuant to Section 508 of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, which provides that such funds shall not be made available to any country whose duly elected head of government was deposed by a military coup.
Under Section 508, the funds can be reinstated once a democratically-elected government is in place. Other aid programs not affected by Section 508 or in the U.S. national interest would continue to receive funding." |