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Question to you: Why with all this aid do conditions remain the same? Why does this Continent remain so primeval? Who is helping the most to make a difference? Nugent or Bono?

Well, I am all for Nugent's "kill it and grill it" philosophy. As I have posted on other threads here, I am positively LIVID over O'Neill traveling with Bono, while that Socialist butthead is trying to wring more $$ from US citizens.

As for the primeval nature of the African continent, I fear it would take every FReeper on the forum to research and analyze all the factors. Africa is a huge continent with a diverse population,and there is no way to apply one analysis to every country or issue.

Bono is one of those people who feels guilty. I think even he realizes he doesn't actually acomplish anything. The aid go through (i.e. to) corrupt governments that stay brutal but become more stabilzed. However, in his eyes, its not the results that count, but the effort (sort of a heart is in the right place thing). He will always want aid for these countries, he will get it, it will accomplish nothing, but people will feel better that at least they tried, sort of a stupid version of its better to have tried and lost then not tried at all. Typical liberal thinking. O'neil is an idiot, the only reason he has a job is because he is friends with Greenspan. I'd love to see him resign and let Forbes take over, and push Greenspan out, and bring in Hunter.