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Re “Africa’s tinderbox,” editorial, Jan. 12
What a shame that in poverty-devastated Ethiopia and Eritrea there is money for arms but not for significant development aid. My son has traveled in this area and found the people to be shockingly poor yet hospitable and very friendly to Americans. But where the people have no hope, governments can fail, and the resultant instability allows terrorism to flourish.
It is in our interest for our foreign policy to be proactive with developmental aid and less reliant on reacting to crises. Let’s encourage our State Department to settle this conflict with realistic hope for the people.
LARRY DONOHUE
Seattle
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