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Originally Posted by davidleemac58
After hearing the lack of appreciation for americas 50 billion dollars
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50 Billion? I thought the figure given was more like 45 million (a drop in the bucket compared to what The US "gives" to other countries)...
I do agree that most of this aid doesn't really get to the people who really need it, but par of the fault is in The US itself by giving money without significant checks. I'm sure they don't care though...because believe me if The US is giving 45 million USD in aid they are getting 10 times that back in some form or another.
Leonel has played his relationships very astutely. He's friends with both Bush and Chavez and getting benefits for the country from both "friends" (i.e. The DR gets a lot of their oil subsidized from Venezuela through the Petro Caribe accord, which is a big deal now that oil is so expensive).