How the US funded Georgia's Military 1994-2008
Revealed: how U.S. funds Georgian arms
Russia Today
August 13, 2008
The United States has been providing military and technical support to independent Georgia for almost 15 years. During this period, the overall amount of annual aid from Washington has increased by more than several hundred times, and reached its peak in the financial year till 2006.
It has meant that Georgia’s army was well prepared for an attack on South Ossetia. RT offers a brief history of the preparation by the Georgian armed forces for the war.
• 1994: Georgia received $63,000 under the programme of the International Military Education and Training (IMET).
• 1995: Georgia received $85,000 under IMET.
• 1996: Georgia received $302,000 under IMET. It purchased American military equipment for $66.000. Total: $368,000.
• 1997: Georgia received $312,000 under IMET. It purchased American military equipment for $66,000. It received $700,000 under the programme of the Foreign Military Financing (FMF). Total: $1,068,000.
• 1998: Georgia received $416,000 under IMET. It received $5,350,000 under EMF. Total: $5,766,000.
