You cannot impose prosperity on a people from without; neither can you uplift others by treating them as charity cases. If Nugent goes over there and shares "know how," out of the goodness of his heart, he is probably doing something rather constructive. The other's idea is fatuous flummery. It wouldn't do any good, even if it was Constitutional. As it is, it is an unconscionable and Unconstitutional squandering of the people's money.
I cannot fault the true altruist, who gives of himself to help others. But it is neither altruism nor decency to force your neighbor to support a cause he would not otherwise support, simply because you have a power to tax him. The power to tax--or to use tax revenues--or to borrow on the Credit of the United States, must not be used for purposes not envisioned by the Constitution of the United States. That is a simple application of basic honesty.
There were situations in the Cold War, when our aiding an ally or potential ally was a cost effective adjunct to our Defense efforts. But this is quite another situation.
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Many fo the problems derive from tribal hatred that goes WAYYYYY back. Think Arabs vs Jews x 20. Depending which tribe controls the govt, other tribes are disadvanteged. Combined with the lack of political, economic freedom and property rights and you have the ongoing nightmare in Africa. The Cultural problems are the real stumbling block.
I thank you for your kind reply and link. I do need some time to review more thoroughly. Perhaps, both men have an ulterior motive. I would hope not.