How USAID Helped Us Defeat the Iraqi Insurgency
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MARK HERTLING: How USAID Helped Us Defeat the Iraqi Insurgency
IāM A BIG FAN OF USAID. Many senior military officials are. Anyone who actually knows what that agency does, or who has seen or benefited from what they do, likely feels the same way. Iāve seen our soldiers and military benefit from USAIDās workānot to mention millions of people around the globe.
It is a fascinating government entity. The U.S. Agency for International Development was established in 1961 by President Kennedy to coordinate disparate foreign assistance programs and organizations under one umbrella.
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CATHY YOUNG: Are Voice of America and RFE/RL Next on the DOGE Chopping Block?
EVEN AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION continues its blitz attack on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), there are ominous signals of a new MAGA offensive against other important tools of American soft power abroad.
The first salvo was fired on February 8 by Donald Trump loyalistāand currently envoy for special missions and interim director of the Kennedy CenterāRichard Grenellā¦
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