Posted on 06/02/2007 2:13:37 PM PDT by pleikumud
The United States has responded vigorously to this crisis. In 2003, I asked Congress to approve an emergency plan for AIDS relief. Our nation pledged $15 billion over five years for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in many of the poorest nations on Earth. In the years since, thanks to the support of the United States Congress and the American people, our country has met this pledge. This level of assistance is unprecedented, and the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in human history.
(Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.gov:80 ...
Yeah, we hoped to get the lesser of two evils, Gore vs Bush
You're right, I never thought of it so clearly. Thirty years ago all of the discussion regarding world health revolved around poverty, now it revolves around sexual activity.
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