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2005-07-01 Africa: Subsaharan

Aid Workers Welcome U.S. Pledge to Africa

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Posted by Fred 2005-07-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Where is sanity?

Posted by .com 2005-07-01 01:07|| 2005-07-01 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 ..but critics contend it is not doing enough because it has given a lower percentage of its gross domestic product in aid than other major industrialized countries.

Quite frankly, these "critics" can all GO TO HELL. It's very easy for some idiots to criticize the amount of a contribution in terms of economic output when IT'S NOT THEIR MONEY THAT'S BEING POURED INTO A BOTTOMLESS PIT.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-01 01:20|| 2005-07-01 01:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Africa is the economic and social equivalent of an astronomical black hole. It sucks up everything, which goes into a void and comes out in another dimension.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-07-01 03:06|| 2005-07-01 03:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Well said, AP. And even though we give less %-wise, we give more BY FAR in terms of real moolah. I'm sick and tired of all these NGOs whining and complaining about us. Why don't we withdraw all of our aid and see how they whine then (they're not going to like us either way, so we may as well take care of the ol' homestead).

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-01 07:14|| 2005-07-01 07:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Good governance by African leaders and fair trade policies with the impoverished continent are also key, analysts said.

Between this article and the one on Mugabe, somebody's PR department is pushing this "fair trade issue" within all of these articles. Must be a vote coming up somewhere. Or maybe it's what we got in exchange for the money. Anyone know?

Posted by 2b 2005-07-01 07:18|| 2005-07-01 07:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Humanitarian workers welcomed President Bush's promise Thursday to double aid to Africa over the next five years

"We'll still hate you, though. Now get out, and wipe that spit off your cheek."

Posted by BH 2005-07-01 10:15|| 2005-07-01 10:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Good governance by African leaders... are also key, analysts said.

Yeah, well if that's one of the prerequisites, our great, great, great, great grandchildren will be reading this same news story in 3006.

Posted by tu3031 2005-07-01 12:40|| 2005-07-01 12:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Oh, sure, everyone is all smiles at the prospect of more free yankee dollars. Just wait 'til they find out part of the pledge involves Marines sewing ZimBob into a sack and tossing him into the nearest river.

Posted by SteveS 2005-07-01 14:18|| 2005-07-01 14:18|| Front Page Top

#9 What about the accompanying rats, Steve? ;-)

Posted by .com 2005-07-01 14:49|| 2005-07-01 14:49|| Front Page Top

#10 Certainly money alone won't solve anything. Nor will "projects" alone, such as building a hospital there aren't enough nurses in the country to staff, or building a market shelter miles from where people actually congregate to buy and sell. In between the thieves and the fatheads it is a wonder anything useful ever gets done.

Sometimes things do work, though most of the stories I've heard have been of groups without big pots of cash spending the time to find out what's actually needed and whether solution X will be sustainable.

Posted by James">James 2005-07-01 14:54|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2005-07-01 14:54|| Front Page Top

#11 I hope you're right James. If someone can show me something that works on a continuing basis once the initial dollar/labor inputs have ceased then I will gladly pony up my mite. Maybe 3 mites.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-01 16:29|| 2005-07-01 16:29|| Front Page Top

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