[S.T.D.]

Indeed, it is utter madness giving money to corrupt ingrates, who, in the end, bite or rip-off the hand that feeds them. Agreed, the everyday person in need of aid, receives diddly, because it ends up in the hands of the despotic regimes, warlords and every other parasite on this planet. Worse, the like of the PA whose sole intent is to by munitions with one intent to murder Israelis... not to mention the citizens of western nations handing out the aid.

The UN is no more than a waste of money and effort... the sooner it is shipped to Damascus, Tehran or some other toxic breeding ground the better, in my opinion. They would feel much more at home in that rancid and bilious element.

The west is suffering a near death economic crisis but remains doling out the lolly, while many folks in their backyard are teetering on the edge. Thanks to the dolt-heads whose main concern is self-serving, party politics this downward trend will continue.
The gimme, gimme nations, with the exception of Israel, should be held to intense scrutiny - if the US or other western democracies were in need, it is to safe wager, no one would come to their aid.