Imagine Obama's Staff Selection Process On A Global Scale

That's what comes to mind when hearing that the Obama Administration is looking into funding Gaza reconstruction:

On Friday, the U.S. government announced that President Obama has authorized the use of $20.3 million to address critical post-conflict humanitarian needs in Gaza.

Under the system as it exists today, some or all of those funds could end up in Hamas coffers.

Make no mistake. USAID is a critical agency, especially given the Obama administration's clearly stated belief in doubling down on international development. But by its very nature, USAID is focused more on dispersing aid than on vetting the organizations through which that aid is distributed on the ground. As a result, its otherwise laudable record has been tainted by a series of awards to entities with established ties to terrorist groups, including Hamas-controlled zakat (charity) committees and the Islamic University of Gaza

I don't know about paying, but I hear that Hamas is pretty strict about collecting them.

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