Conversation so far:
What is some important information to know about the civil war and military?
In March 1979, the military budget was 6.4 million US$, which was 8.3 percent of the government budget, but only 2.2 of gross national product.
What else is important to know about this?
After the Soviet intervention, the defence budget increased to 208 million US$ in 1980, and 325 million US$ by 1981.

Question: Was any controversy involved?
Self-contained rewrite: Was any controversy involved in the increment of the defence budget?