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Trump/Musk Just Gave China A Huge Gift

Posted on the 05 February 2025 by Jobsanger
Trump/Musk Just Gave China A Huge Gift 

A few days ago, Elon Musk put a freeze on all foreign aid, and said he was eliminating USAID. He has the support of Donald Trump to do this.

Many have pointed out that this aid helps poor countries and peoples around the world, and without it many won't have life-saving food or medical care. It could mean the unnecessary deaths of many thousands of people.

That is true. But it is not the only thing that foreign aid accomplished. It bought the United States a lot of good will and cooperation from the countries that received it. Those countries were more willing to side with United States goals, allow U.S. troops in their countries to fight terrorism, vote with the U.S. in the United Nations, and aid the U.S. in many other ways.

What are these nations going to do now that the U.S. has cut off that aid? Are they going to let their citizens suffer in the hope that Trump (and Musk) will change their minds? Not likely! Trump has shown he cannot be trusted. Even if the aid is continued, there is no guarantee he won't change his mind in the future and cut it off again.

It is far more likely those nations will look elsewhere for the help they need. And China is eagerly waiting in the wings. China understands the good will and cooperation foreign aid accomplishes. They have been trying to get the Third World on their side for a while now, but have not been able to lure most of those countries away from the United States.

This is China's golden opportunity, and you can bet they are going to seize it! They will be quick to replace the missing U.S. aid - and they will reap the benefits of that.

As these countries enter the sphere of Chinese influence, this will not make the world a safer place - and it will not encourage more democracy and human rights in those countries.

This was a huge blunder by the Trump administration. Unless that aid is very quickly restored, the U.S. will be more alone in the world and fewer of its goals will be accomplished. It could take a long time for American leadership to be re-established - if ever.


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