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It's only wasted money if you believe the aim was actually to help anyone in Africa. The real aim was purely political.
by brotherjerky 10y ago
It's only wasted money if you believe the aim was actually to help anyone in Africa. The real aim was purely political.
- FussyZeus 10y agoWhat political gains were made though? Or do you mean the goal was to make it look good to the folks at home?
- danso 10y agoI posted a comment just as you posted this, so forgive the repost of this link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-george-w-bushs-greatest-legacy--his-battle-against-aids/2012/07/26/gJQAumGKCX_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-geor... tl;dr: PERPAR has cost nearly ~$50B all together. The abstinence aspect may have jelled nicely with how the Bush administration sees the world, but it certainly also would have been a "sweetener" in getting a Republican-controlled Congress to approve so much foreign aid for non-terrorism-related purposes during Bush's terms. edit: oops, posted the excerpt from the link rather than the link itself.