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Originally Posted by billege
Much of that goes straight to people that don't like us very much. But, we do it anyway.
Ever see Blackhawk Down? Yes, that was the US stepping into a civl war to try and feed people. Both sides didn't like us too much, but we lost sons anyway.
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That's actually the first thing I thought of too. It's a lot more complicated than "send the food to the poor people in other countries." In Desert Storm (and in particular the Black Hawk Down incident), the US sent food to various areas (like Somalia) and got extremely hostile resistance due to overlords controlling the area. If there are areas in the world that need help, chances are the US is already doing something (if not just a little bit) to help out.
-Lasereth