The national dialogue over foreign aid that breaks out in the U.S. each spring often takes on some of the qualities of a bad dream. Defenders emit a high-sounding but vague rhetoric. Critics recite nightmarish examples of waste. The two sides seldom even get into communication. Both tend to talk in black and white terms of something that is a complex mixture of pale to dark greys.
Contributing to the confusion of debate is the fact that foreign aid has undergone numerous transformations of structure and purpose through the 17 years during which the U.S. has pumped $100 billion in...
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