It is clear that much of U.S. foreign aid serves strategic purposes principally, to extend American influence and bring recipient nations within its geopolitical orbit in that sense. Naturally, in the process, some of that aid inevitably ends up in the wrong hands. The case of Afghanistan is a prime example indeed, the United States withdrew not because it had achieved its objectives, but because it failed to subdue the Taliban and it lost the war there plane simple . A significant part of that failure can be attributed to the misallocation and mismanagement of aid, much of which bypassed proper channels .
Indeed, USAID initiatives often lacked the necessary oversight, leading to inefficiencies and corruption perhaps mismanagment . However, while unfortunate, these missteps do not imply that the United States was deliberately supporting terrorism in any way of form . The challenge now lies in finding a way to reach the Afghan people that was the aim to begin with with the US aid who continue to suffer under Taliban rule without legitimising or empowering the de facto authorities there at his particular time .
Now, how does any of this relate to the actions of the Eritrean regime , which made a conscious decision to support terrorist elements in Somalia for a period of time ? Unlike the complexities of American interventions, Eritrea's involvement was neither nuanced nor reluctant it was out on the open embracing anti Somali goverment elements inviting Top Somali terrorists in their country . To later claim that such actions were coerced or manipulated by external figures such as the late Meles Zenawi is disingenuous at best indeed.
The truth is rather simpler Eritrea pursued a misguided policy with regard to Somalia, and President Isaias Afewerki demonstrated a fundamental lack of understanding of the regional dynamics in a sense he was clueless about the situation. The result was not only destabilisation, but also predictable international condemnation, culminating in sanctions. It is high time you accepted responsibility for its actions and the failure that came with it, rather than casting itself as the perennial victim of international conspiracy indeed.
Dr Zackovich
Re: This was a surprise.
What a good slave! You should get a medal. 
Zack wrote: ↑25 May 2025, 21:11It is clear that much of U.S. foreign aid serves strategic purposes principally, to extend American influence and bring recipient nations within its geopolitical orbit in that sense. Naturally, in the process, some of that aid inevitably ends up in the wrong hands. The case of Afghanistan is a prime example indeed, the United States withdrew not because it had achieved its objectives, but because it failed to subdue the Taliban and it lost the war there plane simple . A significant part of that failure can be attributed to the misallocation and mismanagement of aid, much of which bypassed proper channels .
Indeed, USAID initiatives often lacked the necessary oversight, leading to inefficiencies and corruption perhaps mismanagment . However, while unfortunate, these missteps do not imply that the United States was deliberately supporting terrorism in any way of form . The challenge now lies in finding a way to reach the Afghan people that was the aim to begin with with the US aid who continue to suffer under Taliban rule without legitimising or empowering the de facto authorities there at his particular time .
Now, how does any of this relate to the actions of the Eritrean regime , which made a conscious decision to support terrorist elements in Somalia for a period of time ? Unlike the complexities of American interventions, Eritrea's involvement was neither nuanced nor reluctant it was out on the open embracing anti Somali goverment elements inviting Top Somali terrorists in their country . To later claim that such actions were coerced or manipulated by external figures such as the late Meles Zenawi is disingenuous at best indeed.
The truth is rather simpler Eritrea pursued a misguided policy with regard to Somalia, and President Isaias Afewerki demonstrated a fundamental lack of understanding of the regional dynamics in a sense he was clueless about the situation. The result was not only destabilisation, but also predictable international condemnation, culminating in sanctions. It is high time you accepted responsibility for its actions and the failure that came with it, rather than casting itself as the perennial victim of international conspiracy indeed.
Dr Zackovich