I am interested in finding out what the goals of the US's foreign
policy are and if the US is fulfilling these goals (in particular
current and past to support ideas of current) in particular focusing
on Africa.  I am ultimately trying to prove or disprove that Africa
should be prioritized higher in US foreign policy.  What evidence is
there that it is a low priority, high priority or is it fine where it
is?  This should be based on evidence through statistical analysis
(scholarly writings, case studies, etc...) as well as based on varying
views (opinions, arguments: Dem./Rep., Liberal/Realist, US/World,
etc...).  Is the US following its mission or goals set out through its
foreign policy, in particular in Africa, or is it not prioritizing its
goals right?  Ideas of HIV/AIDS, Trade, Telecommunications, Black
Economic Empowerment, FDI, HIPC, strategic placing of military bases
in Africa, global apartheid and US unilateralism and national and
corporate interests all come to mind.  Please be specific don't just
say Pres. Bush addressed Africa in the State of the Union Address, bc
I know already that he ended up cutting money that should have gone to an
"emergency" fund that he spoke of and that the Global Fund is facing
bankruptcy.

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Clarification of Question by chankstar-ga on 30 Mar 2004 19:01 PST

Let me just clarify one thing, I am not asking for someone to write my
paper for me rather I am just asking for help in my resource.  I am
trying to prove that Africa is not prioritized right in US foreign
policy and in doing so I am having a difficult time finding sources in
the form of scholarly evidence or even viewpoints that support the
idea that people actually consider Africa to already be a high
priority.  Obviously I do not want my paper to be solely based on my
opinion and I am trying to find opposition to my viewpoint so I can
provide a good argument and have a solid paper.  Obviously the US
cannot fulfill all of its foreign policy goals however I am trying to
make the argument that within these goals Africa should have a higher
priority.  If people can help me out by giving feedback or links to
sources I would appreciate it.  Someone actually did leave a comment
with two good links to potential usable information but for some
reason the comment disappeared and I didn't save the links.  I'm just
a poor student, however I thought around $20 would be a good amount
for someone because if you can help me out then you must be
professional or close to it and deserve to be paid accordingly.