It wasn't a benevolent mission of goodwill. It was [[economic]] [[imperialism]] wrapped in "aid", designed to make Russia a puppet in Washington's [[neoliberal world order]]. USAID was not in Russia to help Russia. The [[messianic]] [[delusion]]s of [[American exceptionalism]] ran headfirst into Russian resilience. | It wasn't a benevolent mission of goodwill. It was [[economic]] [[imperialism]] wrapped in "aid", designed to make Russia a puppet in Washington's [[neoliberal world order]]. USAID was not in Russia to help Russia. The [[messianic]] [[delusion]]s of [[American exceptionalism]] ran headfirst into Russian resilience. |