An opportunity for me to sound off here about the Aids spending and the 2.4 Bush has announced. And before anyone gets on the she is bashing the United States bandwagon I'm not doing that , I am simply bringing to the attention that what was promised was not done, not that it should be a suprise but that money that was promised is detremental to peoples lives. If I were to bash the United States it would mean disrespecting the efforts of so many people who care about this and work so hard to turn the tide on this Aids emergency and I would not negate their genuine efforts becasue it is because of them there is any money at all getting to Africa.
The question is not whether the United States or any nation or country is spending more than in previous years to fight AIDS; it is whether we are providing a fair contribution to a global effort that might actually get ahead of the advancing threat.The latest U.N. assessment is clear: We are not on track to provide
even what it terms a "bare-bones" response. So although it be nice to hear were doing something , it is a far cry from enough and there is no excuse in that something for what has to be done. So I am less concerned about hurting peoples feelings and more concerned about true results because there is nothing pretty about it and you can't tie it up in a yellow ribbion and say here you go 2.4 billion and aren't you lucky to get that.
In essence it was the opposition that wanted more funding to get through then the 2.4 billion and it was Bush's adminstration who fought them on that and the result of that is only a small amount of people promised life saving medicines are getting them.
Politics the games of politics happens in every country and everywhere and although I am aware of it and use to it. I am at a lost if I have to try and explain it to an aids orphan, a mother or father in Africa why the medicines are not getting to them, where the money is and why people are still playing politics with their lives
The question is not whether the United States or any nation or country is spending more than in previous years to fight AIDS; it is whether we are providing a fair contribution to a global effort that might actually get ahead of the advancing threat.The latest U.N. assessment is clear: We are not on track to provide
even what it terms a "bare-bones" response. So although it be nice to hear were doing something , it is a far cry from enough and there is no excuse in that something for what has to be done. So I am less concerned about hurting peoples feelings and more concerned about true results because there is nothing pretty about it and you can't tie it up in a yellow ribbion and say here you go 2.4 billion and aren't you lucky to get that.
In essence it was the opposition that wanted more funding to get through then the 2.4 billion and it was Bush's adminstration who fought them on that and the result of that is only a small amount of people promised life saving medicines are getting them.
Politics the games of politics happens in every country and everywhere and although I am aware of it and use to it. I am at a lost if I have to try and explain it to an aids orphan, a mother or father in Africa why the medicines are not getting to them, where the money is and why people are still playing politics with their lives
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