How USAID squandered billions in Haiti
and around the globe
Posted By: Imright, 2/22/2025 11:35:33 PM
DOGE wants to see where our tax dollars go, and we should let them. No surprise that the “government industrial complex” will resist every effort to bring transparency and accountability to how those funds are spent when the system is ripe with problems. I’ve had first-hand experience with USAID and other international aid organizations, such as the World Bank, UNESCO, and even the Red Cross, during my 40-plus trips to Haiti after being invited by then Haitian President René Préval to help rebuild the nation following the devastating 2010 earthquake. And I’ve seen how USAID, along with other NGOs, delivered on very few of their promises, failed to coordinate relief activities, and
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