Originally Posted by Roundeye

Don't assume he's done nothing because you haven't heard of him doing anything in Africa. He's done quite a bit more than any President in decades in my opinion.

"The great unacknowledged story of America in Africa didn't immediately originate with this President but it was accelerated hugely by him, increased by him, argued for by him and monitored by him. It has saved millions upon millions of lives and healed broken bodies; more than 1.5 million. Africans are on lifesaving antiretrovirals. It has put millions of the poorest of the earth--an additional 29 million African children--into schools. It has fed, clothed and watered the hurt and ill. It is not finished, and it is still not enough, but it is without any shadow of a doubt what America is supposed to do, which is why US citizens should know of it....There are no votes in helping the poor of Africa, but Bush did it anyway."

Interview with President G.W. Bush during the presidential trip to Africa
TIME Magazine, March 3, 2008 (page 38)

Not a bad article, but it still doesn't do Bush justice. I urge you to read it. The US has done a lot more for Africa than any other country has done this decade. It doesn't even mention that AFRICOM was created during his watch, which will ultimately help bring stability to the entire continent.

All anyone ever sees anymore is Iraq Iraq Iraq, because it brings people a feeling of false moral self-righteousness to bitch about it rather than do something that really does contribute to this world.

Just my 2 cents

-RE