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Auzin Ahmadi's avatar

Thank you so much for all this information. I truly didn't know about USAID and how important its impacts are. And the fact that the US only spends about 1% on foreign aid, but was able to help so much, and now that help is going away....

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Rebecca Holland's avatar

Thanks for reading! I’m so glad I could share some useful information. It’s such a small part of the budget and a cruel thing to cut.

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Gillian Longworth McGuire's avatar

Thank you for this. My heart is broken and I am furious.

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Rebecca Holland's avatar

Same. ❤️

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Barbara Filar's avatar

Thank you for this informative and important article. I want to share it with everyone. I don't think people are aware of the importance of USAID. The "authoritarian " countries are cheering as I am crying. I have no idea of what to do except share correct information and pray!

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Rebecca Holland's avatar

Thank you so much for reading!

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Sandy Tatham's avatar

Great article, thank you. But I am dubious about "democracy-promotion". How did 'regime change' and 'promoting democracy' go in Afghanistan and Iraq? Better to let these people sort things out according to their own Islamic ideology. They'll never learn the pros and cons of their belief systems if you keep babying them. And as for keeping the US and world safer, it's now clear that USAid has provided funding to terror groups like Hamas and Al Shabab. And UNRWA has education programmes that radicalise children. Why reward any Islamic terrorist group? Palestinian activist Norman Finkelstein reminds us “there are ten thousand NGOs in Ramallah now. They are paid for by foreign countries to facilitate the ‘peace process’. They’ve developed a stake in #perpetuating the situation.”

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Rebecca Holland's avatar

Thank you for reading. Much of your comment is not entirely accurate. I would love to see your sources.

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Jessica Becker's avatar

Thank you

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David Resnick's avatar

Thank you for this piece. I would point out though that USAID funds have been responsible for helping prop up evil regimes as well as directly funding unrest in many places. It's helpful to have a "reset" once in a while, and USAID definitely needed one.

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