Rallem
A good point indeed Rallem , one that is hard to concieve is when the ethiopians were starving , the U.S. gave assistance in the form of agricultural supplies , they ate the seeds , they took the tires off of the tractors and trucks and sold them or burned them for fuel.
the food earmarked for the starving was stolen and used to feed the army of who ever was in control of the area at that time and the remaining grain / food was sold to purchase weapons.
it seems that giving food is not a good idea and that giving supplies to grow food is also not a good idea , the only thing we could do to ensure that starving people have food available is to remove food as a fuel.
agreed sometimes trying to help other nations is like pulling your own teeth.
but are we to stand by and watch as they die by the millions?
can you envision a farmer in some poor nation trying to grow FOOD waking up one morning to find the local army stealing his crops to sell as bio fuels?
I can.
before long a farm would have to be equiped with surface to air missles to discourage an airborn assault.
and even here in the U.S. farmers are asking for trouble if they continue to grow bio crops , because starving people will try to feed their families no matter what country they live in.
Last edited by paul; 06/10/08 12:18 AM.
