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<h1>Just the Facts: Foreign Aid vs. Military Spending</h1>

<p><figure><img src="/wp-content/uploads/imports/40fade582d92447b832a6846e122da85.jpg"></figure></p>  <p><em><span>Sources:</span></em></p>  <p><em><span>&ldquo;Military Spending&rdquo; </span></em><br><em><span> &ldquo;The FY 2009 Pentagon Spending Request &mdash; Global Military Spending,&rdquo; Christopher Hellman and Travis Sharp, The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, 22 Feb. 2008.</span></em></p>  <p><em><span>&ldquo;Foreign Aid Generosity&rdquo; </span></em><br><em><span> U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (GreenBook), accessed 27 Mar. 2008.</span></em></p>  <p><em><span>&ldquo;Military Budget&rdquo; </span></em><br><em><span> &ldquo;Historical Tables &mdash; Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2009,&rdquo; p154-155.</span></em></p>  <p><em><span>&ldquo;Where Foreign Aid Goes&rdquo; </span></em><br><em><span> &ldquo;Final Oda Flows In 2006,&rdquo; Development Co-Operation Directorate Development Assistance Committee, 10 Dec. 2007.</span></em></p>  <hr style="width: 50%;" width="50%"><p>Download the poster of Just the Facts: Foreign Policy.</p>  <p><a href="resolveuid/54bda8652d6846ada4ba3d32f0d635bc" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">11x17 Poster</a></p>  <p><a href="resolveuid/39f29525bf05436c8545cabbc099e0a7" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer">8.5x11 Poster</a></p>

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