[citation][nom]Vampyrbyte[/nom]First off, US Aid isn't about being nice, or humanitarian or anything like that. If ever you thought it was I suggest you go read some history books. US Aid money has always been about protecting the US Sphere of Influence. Lets not forget that a good proportion of this money goes towards propping up corrupt regimes, or in some cases regimes with their priorities all wrong. I'm thinking about Libya, Egypt , Syria here, and of course, India, where up to 500 Indians are forced to share something as basic as a Toilet, with an open sewer, but the state can afford Nuclear and Space programs. This isn't even the tip of the iceberg when it comes to why people around the world don't like the United States. Think for a second about the US' foreign policy, diplomatic policy and how it annoys the rest of the world today, and remember that the US was far more aggressive in these respects in the past. The United States has a history of aggressiveness in all aspects of its dealings with other nations, waging unnecessary wars, colonialism, slavery, rigging elections, assassinations..Think about it.[/citation]
good point, but I never said the US was smart. We're simply idiots in the fact that we hand out money we don't even have. and I have looked in my history books: what time frame are you comparing our policies to? for a long time we agreed to never intervene with any foreign affairs. and ever since WWI, its been our job to intervene. You have to understand that the US is simply acting as a big brother to the rest of the world. Only problem is, we are in an unbelievable amount of debt to other countries. Most countries hate us because of our freedom and look for our own personal affairs we have to point the finger. In reality though, they have enough problems to completely ruin their life and civilization. The final laugh and "I told you so" comes when we are still alive, and they are all dieing from violent national affairs.
Yeah, the day may come the US runs into that same problem..When our government implodes due to national debt, and civilians can no longer live normal lives and other countries that want to take over, do so. Call me an idiot, but thats why I'm joining the military myself. Thats where the money is in this country, so thats where I'm headed. and when the shit goes down, I'm not going to be the pussy sitting on my couch saying "I hate this pathetic government and country." Instead, I'll be out doing something about it for the rest of the losers who couldn't ever do anything about it.