[Pontiac]

his unilateralism threatens aid to developing countries, one of the most effective ways we currently help other people.

Oh really?

We have been helping developing nations for at least 70 years.

How many of those developing countries have emerged out of the developing nation class?

I can think of none. North Korea maybe but I don’t consider that because of aid but because of most favored nation status and that we basically occupied North Korea for 50 years.

Mostly what aid does is prop up despotic and socialist governments.

[moonhawk]

I’m pretty sure you mean South Korea here?