Foreign Aid

Bush stated that "during the past eight years, the United States has provided more foreign assistance than at any time in the past half century". He seeks to invest in the countries that have taken democracy as their own. He has given 16 billion dollars in food assistance total, for people all over the globe. Another billion dollars have been put to work with better sanitation, he's cleaning up the world. Money has gone to upgrade education in these countries. Over 700,000 teachers have been trained, not to mention the countless schools that have been built with the funding. A program to help control malaria was set up, and have reduced deaths by 50% in 15 African nations. The only downside is that the spending has been somewhat sporadic, says J. Brian Atwood, dean of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,442502,00.html

Now more than ever the needy people in other countries need aid. A shaky economy worldwide will greatly increase the needy. Most people would turn in, and focus on themselves, but being the only remaining superpower, the United States is obligated to give a lending hand. I read a blog post by Josh Hobbs, he said, "Many democrats have been pushing for the stimulus check, but President Bush has been somewhat against the idea because of the huge federal deficit." This got me to thinking about the international aid spending, and maybe its not good to put so much money into it. I see the positive that a stimulus check could do for our economy. Maybe its time to draw in, and save our economy, because it seems like whenever America is succeeding, the rest of the world is to. Bush is in a tough position, does he continue the American way, and lend a helping hand where its needed most, or does he save his countries economy first. Personally I think that stimulating our economy, will stimulate all the other nations, and maybe we'll start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.