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U.S. Urged To Simplify Foreign Aid Structure

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Posted by .com 2003-11-01 9:36:52 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Here's a simple criteria: if you support us, you get aid. If you don't support us, you don't get aid.
Of course, this being the federal government, it'll take a "blue-ribbon bipartisan commission", millions of dollars, and a couple of years to figure that out. And even then, it'll never happen.

Posted by tu3031 2003-11-1 11:37:30 AM|| 2003-11-1 11:37:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Egypt receives several billion a year yet criticizes us whenever possible in official media and government officials. It also allows the smuggling of weapons, drugs and prostitutes into gaza. I vote Egypt off the aid island

Posted by Frank G 2003-11-1 12:15:42 PM|| 2003-11-1 12:15:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 And even then, it'll never happen. = awaiting Senate approval.

Posted by Raj 2003-11-1 12:23:35 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-11-1 12:23:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Get the money from Europe.

The head of Oxfam could cut his/her salary, isn't it in the 7 figure range???

Posted by Anonymous-not above 2003-11-1 12:30:10 PM|| 2003-11-1 12:30:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 In researching this before posting I went through the USAid site. You guys may find these links interesting, they come from the main USAid site (http://www.usaid.gov)
Note that you can view the USAid contracts awarded in Iraq, thusfar from here.

The Greenbook - who we've loaned or granted money to 1946 - 2001. Yes! Org'd by country...
http://esdb.cdie.org/cgi-bin/broker.exe?_program=gbkprogs.ctypage_1.sas&_service=default

The Yellowbook - who we've given contracts to for 2001 - 2002 on the way. Prev years unknown.
http://www.usaid.gov/business/yellowbook/
Note that on this page you can check out monies disbursed to West Bank and Gaza orgs by USAid via the "Asia and Near East (ANE)" link to that USAid Mission's page. Fascinating reading - including the program for higher education - some of which was to be awarded by the US people killed recently.

Note that this ONLY covers USAid activity. More money goes out via other avenues. We sure are some nasty sumbitches, giving out money, and much / most of it in outright grants. No WONDER everyone hates us. A measly half-trillion, unadjusted for inflation, so prolly closer to a full trill. Shit, we're phreakin' skinflints! Y'know what? I think I hate us too. I think I'll go out a buy a t-shirt or bumper sticker. Tomorrow.

Posted by .com 2003-11-1 2:28:56 PM|| 2003-11-1 2:28:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank: the money to Egypped isn't aid money, it's control money. We provide military and civilian aid to keep the Egyppians from doing stupid things like attack Israel. We haven't conditioned the money on having them shoot all the mullahs who blabber on about the Jooooos, since that's seen as a safety valvue for a dictatorship.

So don't think of it as aid, think of it as a leash. Now, where did I put that choker chain?

Posted by Steve White 2003-11-1 2:44:03 PM|| 2003-11-1 2:44:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Once Rumsfeld is finished with the DOD I would like to see the State Dept, CIA and USAID reconstituted.

If a study is going to be done on fixing USAID, please feel free not to get input from OXFAM and all the other NGOs. That would be like asking HR Block to give input on tax reform.

I have not been a big fan of USAID, but its function could be critical for American PR. In that interest I would have all foriegn aid be delivered through a person wearing a snazzy USAID shirt. I don't see any PR value in passing the cash through anti-American groups like OXFAM or any arm of the UN.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-11-1 8:30:09 PM|| 2003-11-1 8:30:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Let's make it real simple - eliminate ALL the "foreign aid" money, force the NGOs to make do solely on donations, offer all "military assistance" as training and familiarization only, and stop wasting untold billions of dollars on our current and future enemies. Let the NGOs eat dirt and actually perform some physical work for a change.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-11-1 11:37:46 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-11-1 11:37:46 PM|| Front Page Top

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