American Foreign Policy: A few quick thoughts

I wanted to share a few observations and welcome any comments:

1. America is the greatest country in the world in terms of opportunity, diversity, and political process.

2. Our foreign policy shows exactly what is right and wrong with America.

The Good: We give the most in humanitarian aid (i.e. National Disaster Aid, African Aid, etc.)

The Bad: Our foreign aid often goes to countries that suppress democracy and freedom.

A few questions:

1. Why does a democratic country such as USA give foreign aid to countries that violate all of our principles that our military fights for (freedom, etc.)?

2. Is America concerned about democracy or stability in the Middle East? Our foreign aid to ruthless leaders such as Hosni Mubarak provides fictional stability. If America pushes demoracy in Egypt, they will reap the benefits in numerous ways.

3. Why does America spend billions on unnecessary wars? We have excellent covert operations that could have liquidated Saddam and numerous tyrants. The money being spent on these wars could easily be spent on education, health care, homeless, US economic development, and more. On top of this, think of how many lives would have been saved?

4. Wars don't build bridges, but rather create hate.

5. Our foreign policy is causing us to fall behind to China, India, and other developing countries. Our currency is being devalued in trading, our students aren't be as academically challenged as our world counterparts, and families are spending less time with one another.