Watch this interview with a bedrock Republican Bush appointee who once ran USAID.

[SweetSue92]

Berg, you are here in the poor area and shilling for the elites.

Aren't you embarrassed? I am embarrassed for you

 

[Missouri_Mike]

That's very unfortunate because Natsios sheds some light on the largely unappreciated value of USAID's work.

The theft and grifting pretty much outweigh any good you may have done. That’s like saying the guy that robbed you at gun point wanting to be known for liking puppy’s.

 

[Hellokitty]

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I realize what the reflexive response will be considering the interview took place on MSNBC. If you can get past that you can judge for yourself whether Andrew Natsios, the USAID administrator under George Bush, has something of value to say. You can skip to roughly the 2 minute mark of the interview.

I think he offers some valuable insight in to the work of the agency you don't hear about over the din of vitriol about Musk, his lack of authority to do what he's doing, and his obvious conflicts of interest.

Wonder how much funding this guy was getting from USAID?

 

[Woodznutz]

I doubt that Trumpers care.

They’ve been given their Marching orders and off they go with no thought needed

Trump is trying to prevent America from collapsing from within, not from without.

 

[berg80]

I did listen. He said nothing.

I suppose you could say you don't believe what he said about the benefits of USAID. I thought his observations would have some credibility since they came from a diehard Repub. Apparently not. IMO you are far too vested in the vapid talking points defending what Musk is doing despite a complete lack of justification.

 

[berg80]

Trump is trying to prevent America from collapsing from within

The opposite is true.

 

[Woodznutz]

Berg, you are here in the poor area and shilling for the elites.

Aren't you embarrassed? I am embarrassed for you

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YIKES! Samual was right!

 

[SeaMajor7]

I suppose you could say you don't believe what he said about the benefits of USAID. I thought his observations would have some credibility since they came from a diehard Repub. Apparently not. IMO you are far too vested in the vapid talking points defending what Musk is doing despite a complete lack of justification.

Uncovering the fleecing of our treasury is ALWAYS justified.

 

[Woodznutz]

The opposite is true.

He's stopping the bleeding, one cut at a time. USAInternationalDevelopment is a trojan horse that has the opposite effect of the mythical event. Once inside a country we proceed to waste even more money there. The problem is that so-called "developing nations" aren't developing. And the developed world has been bleeding us through trade for decades. They've grown fat on us and Trump is putting them on a diet.

 

[Billiejeens]

IT will go like this: "Hi, my name is Berg and I would rather see money wasted on Leftist corruption than see fewer American children on food stamps"

we can all see it. Remember: you're supposed to be the party that cares about the little guy, but I guess only if the little guy is putting on a trans opera in Ireland

The waste is just a distraction.

THE CRIME is the money laundering.

 

[SeaMajor7]

The opposite is true.

GASLIGHT ALERT

 

[SweetSue92]

I suppose you could say you don't believe what he said about the benefits of USAID. I thought his observations would have some credibility since they came from a diehard Repub. Apparently not. IMO you are far too vested in the vapid talking points defending what Musk is doing despite a complete lack of justification.

So. Every program USAID funded was great and a wonderful use of taxpayer money.

Yes or no?

 

[SweetSue92]

YIKES! Samual was right!

And Berg is all for it.

 

[Harry Dresden]

I suppose you could say you don't believe what he said about the benefits of USAID. I thought his observations would have some credibility since they came from a diehard Repub. Apparently not. IMO you are far too vested in the vapid talking points defending what Musk is doing despite a complete lack of justification.

berg how come you are avoiding answering the question sue asked you?...

 

[Slade3200]

I encourage you to look at the waste that is being uncovered instead of reflexively railing against every attempt to uncover it. You do realize that you would find this entire exercise to be totally acceptable if President Harris was directing it, right?

This is a discussion forum so it would be rather appropriate to show the waste and fraud from USAID in a counterpoint to justify the shutting down of the agency. That would be presenting a substantive argument

 

[Slade3200]

NONE of this....NONE of it....explains the ridiculous things we're funding all around the world, while 1 out of 4 Americans is on Medicaid.

EXPLAIN what you love about funding Sesame Street in Iraq vs. helping poor Americans.

Don't run away this time. EXPLAIN

I might have missed something but did Trump redirect the aid that was cut from USAID to Medicaid or another American program?

 

[Slade3200]

All this administration is doing is shining a light on what is happening and has happened.

It's like going to the hospital and getting an x-ray, looking at what you see and screaming at your doctor for showing you.

What have you learned specifically about USAID?

 

[struth]

Deadline: White House on MSNBC with Nicolle Wallace

Watch Deadline White House today at MSNBC. Nicole Wallace covers white house news, briefings and lockdowns. Hear the latest white house breaking news.

www.msnbc.com

I realize what the reflexive response will be considering the interview took place on MSNBC. If you can get past that you can judge for yourself whether Andrew Natsios, the USAID administrator under George Bush, has something of value to say. You can skip to roughly the 2 minute mark of the interview.

I think he offers some valuable insight in to the work of the agency you don't hear about over the din of vitriol about Musk, his lack of authority to do what he's doing, and his obvious conflicts of interest.

It's too bad what 12 years of Obama/Xiden and the Demafacist have done to the USAid since the Bush Admin.

 

[SweetSue92]

I might have missed something but did Trump redirect the aid that was cut from USAID to Medicaid or another American program?

Tell us which programs from USAID should be cut.

 

[Billiejeens]

What have you learned specifically about USAID?

That it is exponentially more corrupt that even I thought.