Even the World Bank acknowledges that the main cause of hunger is poverty and the human institutions that perpetuate it. AID, Congressional Presentation. These cuts did not emerge, however, from public or congressional protest over the types of critical issues raised here. Despite these cuts, the thrust of our foreign aid policies remains unchanged. The U.S. military aid program has three main components, each with a slightly different function.
Many countries receive more than one type of military aid.
FMS provides loans and grants to foreign governments to purchase U.S. military arms and training. Although most loans are offered at market rates of interest, concessional rates have become increasingly common. It also provides funds for the purchase of American-made arms, but it consists of grants instead of loans. Major MAP recipients in the first half of the 1980s include Turkey, Portugal, El Salvador, and Honduras, with the Central African Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Uruguay slated to become recipients in 1987. Despite its small size, IMET reaches a great many countries.