Misdirected military aid?

Since 1970, the US has provided close to half a trillion USD in military aid to a large number of countries.

While of 50% of it went to authoritarian or hybrid regimes over the complete period, based on the 2014 Democracy Index, this figure is higher for recent years. In 2012, 78% of US military aid went to governments with little regard for democratic norms and personal liberty.

Constant 2011 USD