Mike Ritland

I say all this to say that USAID, the reason so much of the worst scandals that you find are USAID, and why I always say when it's too dirty for the CIA, you give it to USAID, is because the CIA needs to get presidential approval for every covert action they do. There needs to be a presidential finding that they need to do it.

USAID does not, which means if a rogue cell at CIA or special forces or some wing of the State Department wants to do a dirty deed and they know the president won't approve or, in fact, targets directly or indirectly the president or his international allies, they know they can't get the presidential finding, but it has to be a covert action to run.

USAID does not, which means if a rogue cell at CIA or special forces or some wing of the State Department wants to do a dirty deed and they know the president won't approve or, in fact, targets directly or indirectly the president or his international allies, they know they can't get the presidential finding, but it has to be a covert action to run.

USAID does not, which means if a rogue cell at CIA or special forces or some wing of the State Department wants to do a dirty deed and they know the president won't approve or, in fact, targets directly or indirectly the president or his international allies, they know they can't get the presidential finding, but it has to be a covert action to run.

The world can't find out they're doing it or what these – grantees are actually doing, all they need to do is walk next door or place a phone call or, you know, meet in a secure location and tell their friends at USAID and USAID can make the whole thing happen totally, you know, basically behind the president's back.

The world can't find out they're doing it or what these – grantees are actually doing, all they need to do is walk next door or place a phone call or, you know, meet in a secure location and tell their friends at USAID and USAID can make the whole thing happen totally, you know, basically behind the president's back.

The world can't find out they're doing it or what these – grantees are actually doing, all they need to do is walk next door or place a phone call or, you know, meet in a secure location and tell their friends at USAID and USAID can make the whole thing happen totally, you know, basically behind the president's back.

And I can go through a bunch of examples of that, but that's what, that's how Trump got hoodwinked in term 1.0 by his own USAID.

And I can go through a bunch of examples of that, but that's what, that's how Trump got hoodwinked in term 1.0 by his own USAID.

And I can go through a bunch of examples of that, but that's what, that's how Trump got hoodwinked in term 1.0 by his own USAID.

It's the great flexible swing man for any of their needs.

It's the great flexible swing man for any of their needs.

It's the great flexible swing man for any of their needs.

Well, this is the magic of being an independent agency. Is it an NGO? No. No, it's a formal U.S. government agency, but they make grants and subgrants and contracting work after the NGO class. But it's an independent agency. There's a great... There's a great U.S. Army War College book slash extended white paper that I've been publishing receipts from for the past six months.

Well, this is the magic of being an independent agency. Is it an NGO? No. No, it's a formal U.S. government agency, but they make grants and subgrants and contracting work after the NGO class. But it's an independent agency. There's a great... There's a great U.S. Army War College book slash extended white paper that I've been publishing receipts from for the past six months.

Well, this is the magic of being an independent agency. Is it an NGO? No. No, it's a formal U.S. government agency, but they make grants and subgrants and contracting work after the NGO class. But it's an independent agency. There's a great... There's a great U.S. Army War College book slash extended white paper that I've been publishing receipts from for the past six months.

It's from 2014, and it's called the DOD and USAID Analysis and Recommendations for Development Defense Cooperation, going forward. It looks at this relationship between DOD, state, and USAID And it compiles DoD senior leadership thoughts on how best to synchronize what they call defense diplomacy development, the three Ds all working together, the military, the State Department, and USAID.

It's from 2014, and it's called the DOD and USAID Analysis and Recommendations for Development Defense Cooperation, going forward. It looks at this relationship between DOD, state, and USAID And it compiles DoD senior leadership thoughts on how best to synchronize what they call defense diplomacy development, the three Ds all working together, the military, the State Department, and USAID.

It's from 2014, and it's called the DOD and USAID Analysis and Recommendations for Development Defense Cooperation, going forward. It looks at this relationship between DOD, state, and USAID And it compiles DoD senior leadership thoughts on how best to synchronize what they call defense diplomacy development, the three Ds all working together, the military, the State Department, and USAID.

Because DoD has national security interests in the region, state has national interest or economic interest in the region. They need assets to play with, assets to liaise with, assets to build up, and development creates those assets. Paying to create these institutions, paying to co-op these institutions. So these things all go together, these three Ds, defense, diplomacy, development.