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In reply to the discussion: #bringbackourgirls...Here are their names [View all]HeiressofBickworth
(2,682 posts)Generally, I'm against the US being the world's police. Sending in troops would create a quagmire that would take years to get out of and would cost American lives. Not to mention the billions of dollars that we just don't have to spend on yet another military adventure, regardless of the righteousness of it.
Sending money to aid the Nigerian government is an even worse idea. According to the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index, Nigeria scores 25 out of 100 in perceived corruption (the lower the number, the higher the corruption) with the police force being named as the #1 most corrupt government organization. Sending money to Nigeria will only line the pockets of the corrupt officials and do nothing to aid in the recovery of the missing girls.
Sending aid to neighboring countries would do nothing as well. Cameroon (25/100), Central African Republic (25/100), Sudan (14/100), South Sudan (11/100), Chad, (19/100), all registering the same level of corruption or worse. http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2013/results/
So what is there for us to do? I sure wouldn't want to be in President Obama's shoes on this. It's a lose/lose situation and meanwhile, innocent children are being killed, kidnapped and sold into slavery.