NPR- July 23, 2013
To figure out which countries dislike the U.S., one quick way is to simply look at which ones are getting the largest dollops of U.S. aid…The U.S. provides aid for many reasons, and winning popularity may be nice, but it’s not the main goal. The U.S. tends to provide assistance in places it considers strategically important, and they are often volatile as well.
Some aid for disaster, the poor and sick.
(Then there’s that cash for “realpolitik.”)
(Then there’s that cash for “realpolitik.”)