Yet another reason to get angry with Bill...

[Derek Broughton]

Sasha Tsykin wrote:

> It seems to be unfair to hound the US like this. At least when the US
> gives aid, there is a good chance of it not being squandered. 

hmmm.  I'd say there is "a chance".  Not "good".  

> Why bother 
> to give aid if the money will jsut go into the pockets of the local
> dictator. 

And the US has had a pretty good record of giving aid _directly_ to the
local dictator - not that that makes them any different from most other
governments.

> Lets be realistic, stop shoving around the GDP and GNI 
> statistics, and start concentrating of how much that aid actually buys.
> I think the figures will tell quite a different story then.

Yes.
-- 
derek