Then why doesn't AFrica get off its butt and start working to provide what it really needs? And spare me the use of the word "Christian" in your org's name. Please. According to this article, we should bankrupt America to help out everybody else in the world. How much money are YOU giving to Africa, Mr. G.?

It's not a drop in the ocean to those of us who must work to pay the taxes that are used for these worthless give-aways.

Yes, we know its not enough to feed hundreds of millions whose only skills are firing AK47s, the burning tire necklace, and spreading AIDS faster than any other area of the world.

Providing aid to feed these people for another week, month or year does nothing to address the real issues.
It is more human to let the population numbers adjust to the ability of the people to support themselves.

Destroying productive farming areas like those in Zimbabwe shows that these people are not advanced enough to function outside a tribal environment.

''The sum of $674 million is a drop in the ocean compared to what Africa really needs.'' should read:

$674 million is $674 million too much.

Those "do gooders" would serve a better purpose if they spoke out against the corrupt leaders of those stink-holes... who are filling their Swiss bank accounts while they watch their OWN people starve.

Bush also just granted 100% forgiveness of debt to "the poorest of African countries."

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know WE can't continue to survive if we keep supporting...not just other nations...but entire Continent's.

To those who beg, it's never enough.

Our legislators are spending the Social Security surplus every year so that working people who have paid into it will get nothing or certainly less than promised.

To taxpayer-me, 674 Million dollars plus forgive their debt is more than I can comprehend.

Why do we pay any attention to con artists who imply that we must feel guilt if we do not provide for the entire world? Let them throw off their socialist/or totalitarian governments. There's harm in supporting them, just as there is in supporting the criminal UN.

Africa has vast natural resources; and this has been known virtually forever.
I agree with #2. Teach them to "fish."

Get Tony Blair and the British people to make up the difference. Meanwhile, we'll get back to you on what an ungrateful Europe owes America. We don't want to make the Africans our new worst enemies, i.e., ungrateful friends.

Like I said, everyone who comes to visit our White House has their hand out and leaves with buckets full. And usually complaining because it isn't enough. And they use the 'B' word a lot, i.e. BILLION.

And yes, they are using our social security money. Looks like the lock box was found and broken into a long long time ago.

One more thought: Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in the boat, sucking beer, for a week. But I know that has nothing to do with Africa. Just my .02.

U.S. is already spending billions to keep Islamic terrorists from blowing the free world to hell. Taxpayers also provides foreign aid to dozens of countries, many of those who hate our guts. Africa should rid itself of its communist leaders, learn the difference between myths and reality and catch up with civilization.

What the poor of Africa need most is good
government. Sending more money to the likes of Mugabe makes no sense.

#1 and #11 say it all for me!

What article in the constitution says that the government can tax me to send money to the corrupt African governments?

This is simply rewarding corruption and will ensure its continuation. Bush really disappoints me sometimes.

Let the aid groups start by getting Europe to come to the aid of Africa.

They need to send some of their Crack Troops to get rid of Monsters like Mugabe who destroyed Zimbawbe by killing off white farmers.

Send in a few trainloads of the Euro and the bigmouths like this Jonathan Glennie to show a teach the African governments how to lead their People.

I for one, think America has done more than its share to the world over, no thanks to Jerks like Glennie.

The US did not have any "colonies" in Africa. The Europeans had many. They should foot the majority of the bill. Why are we looked at to provide all the funds for anything international.

Just to much American money.

Our Government has money? Where'd they get it?

The only aid Africa needs is help in overthrowing their autocratic governments. They are poor because their gov't keep them that way. They are hungry because tyrannies are averse to the type of ownership and respect for property that are essential for productivity. They are ignorant and unskilled because despots do not care enough to spend money on an education system, and educated people are more prone to rebel.

And any aid we give is mostly confiscated by the tyrants, never reaching those who it was meant for.

Until those conditions change, no amount of aid or 'feelings' will help the African people. Only regime change throughout the continent will help them.