U.S. Increases Military, Intelligence, and Economic Aid to Pakistan

What is wrong with this picture, or should I say statement? Over the last couple of years Americans have suffered job losses, home foreclosures, and still continue to suffer these losses without much consideration from those who are not affected by the ongoing recession. There has been no countries that have come to the aid of Americans who are struggling with these issues. Yet, the United States have decided to increase foreign aid to other countries, including the latest country--Pakistan. How do you justify increasing economic, military, and intelligence aid to another country when people are struggling on domestic soil? Maybe, I am not knowledgeable enought to comprehend how ludicrous this is, but I highly doubt it. It is my firm belief that one should always care for those on domestic soil before reaching out to care for others outside, this is especially true in cases where struggles are still evidently ongoing on domestic soil.
The Washington Post reported that the increase in aid after Pakistan claimed that the US does not comprehend Pakistani strategic priorities. And my response is, "what exactly are those strategic priorites?" Is it to take offense to a country not giving aid when said country is struggling to get its society back on track during a recession? Is the strategic priority to threaten lack of support and compromised friendship because aid is not given everytime there is a knock on the door requesting it? Is it to drain the American economy and further increase poverty in those already struggling with losing jobs, homes, and faith in the government, so as to undermine the country's ability to get back on track and people at least finding a job to take care of their families? Tell me, because it seems as though we, the United States of America have become eveyone's financial puppet because of globalization and other country's continued dependency on US progress. Well, it will definitely be hard to continue progressing when other countries are draining the US economy and the US is blind to the continued struggles of millions of Americans. For once, let us stop distracting Americans with the "supposedly" threats of illegal immigrants taking jobs from Americans and focus on the reality of our ongoing problems. Politics, greed, and fear have become the common threads that have resulted in the continue drainage of the US economy.
We behave like 6 year olds on the school ground, where a threat to not be friends with us result in undying favors to the perpetrator/s. Our government needs to wake up and realize that if we keep providing aid without first attending the ongoing needs of their citizens, it will be a matter of time before we as a country will be at the complete mercies of others who have been waiting for the right moment to strike and reduce us to another conquest. Now, I am not stating that the US or any country for that matter cannot provide aid to countries in need overseas. However, those aids to suit the purpose of providing humanitarian relief, not military, intelligene, and economic needs for purposes that might become a hazard to the citizens of the United States later on. Far be it from me to remind our politicians about Iran contra, Nicaragua, and Afghanistan during the earlier years before the September 11th, 2001 bombing. How much guns, and other aids did we provide before the packages came back to bite us in the rear? Obviously, enough. Do not reduce spendings and cut budget on domestic soil only to send it somewhere else. It is not a logical solution to the current state of the nation. It is definitely far more logical to fence your yard before giving the materials to your neighbors to fence theirs. My final words, "be careful the aid that is given outside of our government because there is no stronger government than the one that is created from within". D