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Re:In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry for Lions by toomuchtodo on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @10:30AM (#10009916)
Does that mean they don't want the tens of millions of dollars in aid the US provides every year? Their problems are our problems.

http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/countryprofile/z...

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Re:In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry for Lions by wehadfun on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @11:00AM (#10010204)
Yea I love it when people quote the amount of aid these countries are given. The number that is left out is the amount basically stolen. I think for every $1 given like $1.50 is stolen.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jul/15/ai...

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Re:In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry for Lions by toomuchtodo on Wednesday August 05, 2015 @11:52AM (#10010642)
Two problems. One, that's our fault (as a superpower) for not doing a better job of ensuring aid flows to where it needs to get. Two, that's the fault of the people. We can't do all the work.
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