William Bowen wrote: > > What is this, f*cking high-school? I get so sick and tired of > governments saying things like, "We'll only donate of they don't" or > "Or aid is contingent upon your denouncement of this government," or > "we won't give aid if you accept aid from them." > > Retardates! It's either humanitarian aid or it isn't.
Then it isn't aid. Obviously somebody made a calculation and decided that it would be best to support one side or another. > And now a UN official, no less than the under secretary-general for > humanitarian affairs and emergency relief called the US and other > "rich" nations "stingy" with regards to aid donations (yes, donations, > voluntary) as compared to GNP. Isn't the US a member of the DAC? Haven't the DAC members agreed to spend 0.7 % of GNP in aid? Isn't the US spending less then 0.1 % of GNP in aid? > If the US and other developed nations stop giving to humanitarian and > relief causes entirely, how would those causes survive? And how many > people would die? I think the best long term strategy would be to dismantle all those aid projects alltogether at the same pace as the dismantling of trade barriers. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141071 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
