With the help of an example, explain how military aid can sometimes come back to hurt the donor country.
What will be an ideal response?
Student examples will vary but should accurately illustrate how military aid can sometimes hurt the donor country. A sample answer follows: The United States funded the mujahideen’s fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan for years. Fighting as part of the mujahideen was Osama bin Laden. Similarly, the United States gave aid to Saddam Hussein in the 1980s during his war with Iran. The U.S. military also gave support to Ho Chi Minh’s fight against the Japanese in Vietnam during World War II. In each of these cases and many others, what was once a convenient ally later became an enemy.
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Which of the following actions by Congress is likely to receive the least public support?
a. Rejecting the Kyoto Protocol on climate change b. Participating in UN efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons c. Refusing to endorse the International Criminal Court d. Launching a unilateral U.S. military attack on Iran’s nuclear weapons program