I see your point, but it just seems that all the "foreign aid" is going one way: out of our pockets. And I'm distinguishing foreign aid from trade, where at least products are changing hands, even though we seem to be unable to operate without a trade deficit.
I'm sure this can be reduced. Right now we have a situation where Hamas rocket attacks Israel, Israel has had enough of that so they invade Gaza, where invariably things get busted up like they would in any war zone, and then the United States pays to repair everything after Israel pulls out. That's perverse.
Even in our own military operations, we're paying twice. Once to blow stuff up and again to rebuild. We are suckers in the classic sense.
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