The USA developed from a “backward nation” to a global powerhouse quite well without these kinds of handouts. The ONLY thing “poor” countries is a healthy dose of free-market economics and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Poor countries are those that made poor choices — such s the choice to pursue the path of socialism and corruption over liberty and God.
Saying the people of a country "choose" everything that happens to them is absurd. I didn't "choose" 0bama to be President. The students in Iran don't "choose" to be ruled by a tyranny, and many are dying for demonstrating against it. The people of Eastern Europe didn't "choose" to have Soviet tanks shoving communism down their throats. There are individuals with an entrepreunerial spirit in every country. Some don't have much of a chance.