You say that like it’s a bad thing. I like America First and spreading our influence, values, and democracy. I’d also rather have stable developing countries, lowering the risk of refugee and health crises. Yes, the American people signed up for this. it was established by law by Congress and enacted via EO by President Kennedy. The U.S. - by law - is required to have a foreign aid agency. |
It is a bad thing. I don’t think we should be colonizing the planet with our values and influence. That’s a white supremacist/Nazi mindset. Especially when other governments feel we are funding internal opposition within their domestic affairs. I know I don’t want other governments influencing our domestic affairs—like Russian Facebook election meddling. GWB blew through trillions of dollars and killed hundreds of thousands spreading democracy. I thought we learned our lesson about the folly there. Mutually beneficial, non-coercive trade sounds great. Why are health initiatives, development and refugee prevention so secretive? |
I always assumed USAID was 50% a front for the CIA. I guess Trump has skepticism of IC, so maybe this is the vanguard effort to blunt their reach? |
Omg. |
Why is what so sensitive and secret? |
Even if this was the case, is this not super unsafe to share, especially if these people are still overseas? |
"Unsafe to share" -- do you really think our adversaries are a) monitoring DCUM and b) would take action on a rando individual post 13 pages into a post? |
This idea has been around decades... https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/04/03/cuban-twitter-and-other-times-usaid-pretended-to-be-an-intelligence-agency/ |
Now they are admitting it
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna190388 |
nope he won't. But sure, let's vote to stop transgender ppl from being in the wrong bathroom. SMDH. You MAGA are so stupid. |
It’s a cornerstone of security and democracy.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms. Since we are following the Nazi regime, I see why it is being abolished. |
Well yes they told them to stay home today |
Those in national security say without it it’s like punching with one arm tied behind your back. |
Helping prevent the spread of bird flu, aids and Ebola is not "colonizing" |
This is Musk, a private citizen, using unvetted non-government "staff" effect a take-over and closure of a tax-payer funded entity. This is a coup. |