In addition, the stabilization of African countries prevented more terrorist hotbeds from developing.
I don't think you have any idea how catastrophic the situation was in Africa and how much this aid helped.
I’ve been to Africa briefly. I understand the situation to at least a limited extent. I stand with many, including Africans, who believe that the right thing to do in Africa’s case, is to stop subsidizing behaviors that are dysfunctional. I wonder if you understand the situation here at home to the same level? Owing the Chinese money is not a good thing. Importing goods that we should be able to make at home at a competitive price is not a good thing. Zero is out to do some real damage to America, and we need to focus here. Rolling back job killing regulations and defeating cap and trade is a start, along with closing our borders and preventing the passage of socialized medicine. We’ve got our hands full. The rest of the world is going to have to help themselves for a while.
Not only was a great humanitarian effort, it had huge National Security implications.
Africa is increasingly where the war of ideas and the war for hearts and minds will be fought in this century between the West and the Islamists. This effort among others really helped improve the U.S.’s image in the region which will increasingly pay dividends for decades to come.
To the naysayers here all I have to say is “humanitarian” aid is an arrow in America’s FP quiver. Foreign aid helped us win the Cold War, and it will help us win the GWOT.