@laurenboebert Usaid has programs in Vietnam. Why? Vietnam has a bustling economy with no need for aid.
USAID is there to fend off the influence of China
@sat_summit Yes. The humanitarian sector should move to vertically integrated satellite operations. They should own and operate the launch vehicles as well. Why rely on pro bono requests to massive satellite orgs when they can instead develop their own revenue generating collection systems?
The images are heart-wrenching: in the chaos outside Kabul’s international airport, footage of babies and children being lifted above surging crowds into the arms of U.S. soldiers on blast walls. It was not clear if their parents had made it to safety. https://t.co/eoCINkdqYd