Posted on 12/07/2024 1:07:15 AM PST by RandFan
DOGE Advisor Ron Paul has announced that one of his recommendations will be to totally ELIMINATE foreign aid.
"It’s taking money from the poor and middle class in the US and giving it to the rich in poor countries - with a cut to the facilitators in between!"
It's about time we defunded the dictators all around the world. The billions we send overseas are responsible for the corrupt people remaining in office for so long.
Nothing our foreign policy establishment has done since World War II has benefitted us or the world at-large in any way.
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We have truly come full circle.
Oh this would be so effing marvelous.
Some powerful interests are not going to be happy with all this
The worlds sugar daddy has decided to close their onlyfans account. Of course the world is gonna be unhappy.
Strange bedfellows!
So marvelous until your navy can no longer defend your trade routes because there are no ports open where you need them to be. Foreign aid gives us the ability to protect critical supply lines and the ability to avoid the modern day equivalent of having the capital burned down and ports blockaded by superior naval powers.
Drones are changing the way we project power but for the moment, the supply lines are still insured by the USN.
Agree. We need to pick and choose wisely.
“Foreign aid gives us the ability to protect critical supply lines”
If true—and it is debatable—let us just bribe the foreign leaders directly—and call them bribes.
At a minimum we need some honesty.
That would be great because we’ve all heard about the money sent as humanitarian aid that NEVER gets beyond the corruptocrats that run the country.
That’s right. The gravy train of kickbacks will be stopping.
You mean the supply lines bringing us oil that we could have extracted here if not for insane restrictions on drilling, or the lines bringing us manufactured goods from China that we used to manufacture here?
When you make what you need at home, it’s amazing all the things you DON’T have to do.
Troo dat
If you are going Bronson, can I go Eastwood?
I am saddened to see some defenders of aid here!!
This is a no brainer I thought.
Some recents events have me in 100% agreement. No more charity.
I was taught as a young officer that our foriegn policy was backup up by three things, political power, economic power, and military power. Military power being the last resort, the first two were supposed to be wielded to the best interests of the United States.
Today we do not wield political or economic power to our own best interests. If we can’t do that, then just cut it off.
He’s absolutely right.
Perfect.
Start with Mexico.
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