Even when the US reaped a peace dividend of more than 2% of GDP in reduced defense spending after 1990, it cut, rather than increase, foreign-assistance spending as a share of national income.

• 即使当美国1990年后为减少国防开支获得一个多于2%25的GDP的和平红利，它仍在减少，而不是增加，美国对外援助花费作为国民收入的一部份。