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Even though they turn to us for aid, that doesn't necessarily mean that they have to like us. Or that they do like us. And yes, it's frustrating for citizens to hear people piss and moan but take the money all the same. Kinda like when you hate your parents but you'll still take their money, because it's there. But I don't think we should get on some self righteous high horse because other people turn to us for aid. Aid means nothing. Saudia Arabia gets millions each year from us, yet lord knows they don't need or deserve it. Some countries desperately need it but because of political reasons we don't shell out a cent. How is this fair?? And I think it presents a sketchy problem when we have our troops stationed in vehemently anti-American countries (i.e. Saudi). The only reason GWB and Co. (and past administrations, too, to be fair) associate with these whackos is because of that 3 letter word OIL. They have enough human rights violations to choke a donkey yet we sit by and let them do it because other wise we'd have no oil for our oversized 3 mpg SUVs. I'm not at all a "tree hugging hippie" but I think that in a way we got ourselves in this mess and we need to stop blaming the government and do something about it on our own.
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