[PianoMan]

The doctrine also describes at great length the administration's commitment to bolstering American foreign aid by 50 percent in the next few years in "countries whose governments rule justly, invest in their people and encourage economic freedom."

I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, since the rest of this document sounds great, but this is a statement that will worry conservatives and rightly so. However Bush seems at least as preoccupied with finally making sure that foreign aid recipients are moving their countries in the direction of freedom.

The rest of this document is "stick", the $$ are a "carrot". If he can use the carrot to prod other countries toward greater liberty we will reap big dividends. We don't spend that much on foreign aid.

[Stavka2]

Don't forget that Bush gave the Taliban $40 million in aid for lowering Opium production, right after taking office.