And the admin is both cynical and stupid enough to intentionally frame it that way

Well now it's a big deal because Trump made it sound like piracy in the middle of his military escalation

And we need like two more. Which will not happen in our lifetimes

We're the bad guys vis a vis Venezuela

We're gonna get cringe Johnny Depp shit and we fucking earned it all

I'd exploit that, piecemeal my way to an AC-130

Bringing back John Woo babyyyyyyyy!!!!

Ok, to be fair, this isn't a sin unique to the left. God knows it's been a year of centrist bitching that Harris wasn't moderate enough

Oh you were looking into my profile minutes into engaging with me, don't go there. Pot, meet kettle.

Oh good, you don't know what epitome means. And to call it merely an 2003 initiative ignores that it went on for 20 years and "sole focus" seems a bit reductive given it is/was the largest attempt by any nation to erradicate a disease.

"The records that prove me right were not released" oh jump off a bridge. And I didn't chose a program, I chose an entire initative that encompases over 50 countries. I chose the epitome of USAID work.

Oh nonononono, you don't get to call the organization a front and then backpedal. You fucking defend your ass position.

Oh please tell me self-interest strings attached to PEPFAR, I fucking dare you.

All you're demanding is what was already happening through USAID!! It was giving food and medicine! It assisted in socioeconomic development! It was not a CIA front! And if it were up to me, I'd ship you to South Africa and stick you in a hospital's HIV ward until you figured it out.

That is entirely correct, it's initial purpose of USAID was to counter the Soviet aid influence. Except US foreign assistance already existed before USAID and continued well after the Cold War. Almost like it U.S. foreign assistance existsfor other purposes besides countering one country.