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70 year old marries 20 year old Thai woman and pays 20 million baht dowry
She will probably be single again by the time you've saved up 20 Million Baht -
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US votes against the free world at UN
That is who Trump is and what he does. He shuns our allies, he shuns nations with Democratic rule, and he coddles and supports dictators, despots and those who suppress, kill and oppress their own people. In addition he's showing an extreme level of heartlessness and a total lack of sympathy for the poor people of the world by shutting down hundreds of USAID programs that benefited the poorest of the poor, at a relatively low cost to the US, and in the process this extremist Grinch has raised the influence of Russia and China significantly around the world. USAID funds an array of humanitarian projects around the world, including those related to providing clean water, infrastructure, and health care. The State Department provides broad foreign policy goals to USAID, but the agency decides on the specific projects to achieve those goals. Generally, independent private contracting companies bid on the projects that USAID funds. Congress appropriated $66.1 billion for foreign aid in fiscal year 2023. That works out to 1.2 percent of that year’s total federal expenditure, which was more than $6.1 trillion. USAID administers around 60 percent of foreign aid. Why Does the United States Provide Assistance to Other Countries? There are many reasons countries provide foreign aid to other nations beyond simply helping people living in poverty or conflict. Foster positive relations with other countries. A country can leverage the foreign aid it gives, and that resulting relationship, to get preferential treatment later. For example, China has spent nearly $680 billion since 2013 on its Belt and Road Initiative, funding infrastructure projects in 150 different countries. The project is meant to increase Chinese trade and influence around the world. Promote global stability. This was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan, when the United States gave Europe $13.3 billion to rebuild after World War II. A stable Europe was economically beneficial to the United States, and there was fear that the Soviet Union could further expand its sphere of influence from Eastern Europe if Western Europe remained fragile. Prevent the global spread of disease. Treating and preventing diseases from spreading is another way to promote global stability, as diseases (such as COVID-19) can be destabilizing. The United States funds several initiatives to curb infectious diseases; one of the most successful has been the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The United States has invested over $100 billion in PEPFAR since 2003, providing developing countries facing HIV epidemics with medicine, medical care, and preventative resources. https://www.closeup.org/usaid-and-cutting-international-aid/ -
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US votes against the free world at UN
The young will pay it back. The old won't hence pro war. They don't care about the youth in their own nations. Grandstanding due to leftist Trump hate. Sad retirement selling out their own nations which they deserted. -
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US votes against the free world at UN
My Russian friend in Russia just told me about it 3 minutes ago. -
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British Influencer's Buddha Tattoo Sparks Thai Cultural Debate - video
He's just looks like a man with a beard. They could pass it off as Jesus. -
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US votes against the free world at UN
It never was, just dragged your relatively neutral country future wars with china with you weak politicians getting on their kneewls to the previous administrations isince 9/11
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