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Max 01:51 am UTC 07/21/08 |
| In reply to: | re: My Political Rant - Pudding 11:38 pm UTC 07/20/08 |
| The funny thing about the countries you mentioned is that they were all at one time were managed by a European power - Britain. Now their seems to be a desire - if not a demand - to manage them through foreign aid, humanitarian efforts, etc. > I've long had a beef with giving money and aid to > countries who are at civil war or are lead by a dictator > or military junta. The best way the US or anybody for that > matter to aid these countries is to put a bullet between > the eyes of the leaders who are sitting back and watching > their own people starve to death and being killed for no > reason. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Myanmar (Burma) spring to mind > > > Couldn't agree with you more. Plus since private donations > > by Americans for international causes amount to more than > > three times government aid it would be much better if the > > American government stop spending money it doesn't have > > and left it in the private sector. that way the private > > sector would have more money to donate and that money > > would be worth more minus the monetization and acquiring > > of debt by the government > > > > > > Yes i do count that described aid. However i personally > > > > would like to see my governments foreign aid substantially > > > > cut, so criticizing it doesn't mean much to me. > > > > > > Foreign aid for countries like Isreal cut definitely, > > > especially when all they're doing is buying weapons, it's > > > ridiculous. Humanitarian aid is a different matter. Saying > > > that America couldn't sort out their own aid for Katrina > > > and your bridges are falling to bits. I think it's better > > > to sort out your problems at home first before moving > > > abroad to sort somebody else's out. | |
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