focusing especially on engineers

A commie dictatorship would see that as subversion via treaty or something

i think it's a good compromise between the extremes of open borders and isolationism

then they can simply fuck off then

If you could make the concept work, it's a great leap forward

it's also something the west could offer countries in Africa to serve as an alternative to chinese influence

it could also be used for training police forces and even military for these countries helping them become more stable

I hate agreeing with the Dalai Lama...

Kony had the right idea then some naked fruit went and ruined it

@Lord Zedd your still making an assumption that the worlds problems are owned by america

i didn't even say America

I wouldn't even pilot the idea there

but it'

s better to have trade partners than dependents seems like this is a way to potentially turn the latter into the former

Okay, sorry i was overly specific. Your assuming a stable countries owes it to a unstable country to improve their situation

no i'm not

I'm assuming that it's better for everyone to have more stable countries

less need for migration then

no need for aid

less need for military

It has never worked before

You dont think buying peace has been attempted

it's not buying peace

So whats in it for the stable country?

it's investing in the future of other countries and it has worked, it's an extension of the US' military philosophy

turn enemies into friends

Japan, Vietnam

You want to help the third world, stop farming subsidies

The west has kept the third world poor delibertly by protectionist policies that actually increase production costs

some western countries already implement the idea on a very small scale, I'm thinking it could be expanded on with a bit more quid pro quo involved

Japan wasnt cheap

Nor was vietnam

and that's why I'm suggesting here to stop that policy and treat them less like a work force and more like a potential trade partner

And vietnam still had to practically destroy itself before it relaxed policies

They arent a trade partner because they dont have anything we want

What does haiti have to offer the rest of the world

obviously it's not a panacea but it's a step in the right direction at least, it'll still ultimately fall on the countries themselves to take advantage of that opportunity

nothing at the moment because they're dead fucking poor

So why invest in a place that has nothing to return

it doesn't have to stay that way though

investments aren't for the immediate they are for the future