Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Bush, a Friend of Africa - New York Times

A good analysis of the liberal vs. conservative approach to aid in Africa, and the pros and cons of each. Please read the whole article by Nicholas Kristof...
Bush, a Friend of Africa - New York Times: "Those who care about Africa tend to think that the appropriate attitude toward President Bush is a medley of fury and contempt.
But the fact is that Mr. Bush has done much more for Africa than Bill Clinton ever did, increasing the money actually spent for aid there by two-thirds so far, and setting in motion an eventual tripling of aid for Africa. Mr. Bush's crowning achievement was ending one war in Sudan, between north and south. And while Mr. Bush has done shamefully little to stop Sudan's other conflict - the genocide in Darfur - that's more than Mr. Clinton's response to genocide in Rwanda (which was to issue a magnificent apology afterward)."

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