Relief disaster
Mother Jones
by Joshua Kurlantzick
10/08
The White House has made much of its assistance to poor nations, especially in Africa, and in some regards aid has indeed been a highlight of the Bush administration. The President’s Emergency Plan for aids Relief (PEPFAR), an unprecedented commitment to battle the disease, has given 1.7 million poor people access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs. And although America still gives less than other developed countries relative to the size of its economy, Bush has sought more foreign aid than his predecessor — $20.3 billion in 2008 compared to an inflation-adjusted $18.2 billion under President Clinton in 2000. On the downside, as with so many of this administration’s initiatives, experts say arrogant leadership, ideological pandering, and mismanagement have marred the aid efforts...
https://tinyurl.com/6pt5uu
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=relief+disaster
by Joshua Kurlantzick
10/08
The White House has made much of its assistance to poor nations, especially in Africa, and in some regards aid has indeed been a highlight of the Bush administration. The President’s Emergency Plan for aids Relief (PEPFAR), an unprecedented commitment to battle the disease, has given 1.7 million poor people access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs. And although America still gives less than other developed countries relative to the size of its economy, Bush has sought more foreign aid than his predecessor — $20.3 billion in 2008 compared to an inflation-adjusted $18.2 billion under President Clinton in 2000. On the downside, as with so many of this administration’s initiatives, experts say arrogant leadership, ideological pandering, and mismanagement have marred the aid efforts...
https://tinyurl.com/6pt5uu
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=relief+disaster
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