With millions going hungry daily, people out of work, does the statement seem strange?

"...The Pentagon has poured nearly $70 million in military aid to Yemen this year, a mive financial infusion compared to nothing in 2008..." Yemen is growing front in al-Qaida battle, AP, December 23, 2009, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091223/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_yemen_al_qaida