There is so much missing the point - in that long list of tweets about foreign aid. What better use for foreign aid than in poor countries that generate terrorists? Terrorists are poor people who are hungry and have no good options. Reduce poverty and hinger and increase options and terrorism is reduced. |
They are proud of their own stupidity. There is no reaching them. They have no clue about any of the things that they want to destroy. Fear of things they do not understand. |
But it’s like plugging one of two holes in a bucket. One terrorist is enough to kill many. So, if the aid is not shutting it all down it is pointless. |
That’s really dumb. Perfection is not achievable so we should do nothing? Have we had another 9/11 in the last quarter century? |
Is this sarcasm? It's so hard to tell anymore. |
Perfection - but certainly an immeasurable metric where money is better spent domestically or securing the southern border or actually vetting Afghan refugees. |
Maybe, but we've tried it that way for a long time and it's clearly not working. Actually some may argue that it's even worse and we have been getting even more and more migrants from other countries that are unstable/violence. |
So, is it going to be another bureau at State? |
Disagree. If your biggest concern is trans girls in sports, you’re living a life of extreme luxury. So no, it’s been working well. |
Why is that all those countries that don’t do foreign aid don’t get attacked by foreign terrorists? I’m from a Latin American country and my homeland doesn’t get attacked by foreign terrorists even though it does no foreign aid. Here’s the real problem: the USA does not and cannot engage in aid/diplomacy on a neutral basis. The USA picks sides, which pisses off the other side and then we have to hope like hell we picked the winning side (see Afghanistan and Egypt). So, no, I don’t think USAID keeps us safe. It entangles us, requires us to take a side and then sometimes the whirlwind comes back at us. The very title of leadership involves taking sides and putting a target on yourself. Then you’ve gotta stop the terrorists every time after you took the target on. |
The US is not the world's caretaker. Some/All of these countries need to figure out how to feed their own people. |
Yes, Americans don’t have problems if theyre looking and creating problems. Americans are soft. |
Stick to whatever it is you do for a living. You clearly are not a diplomat or understand anything about soft power. All the sudden experts are so f***ing annoying. |