USAID to shut down its coronavirus task force

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/08/usaid-shuts-down-coronavirus-task-force-409885

The U.S. Agency for International Development, which has been on the front lines of the battle with the coronavirus, is about to shut down the task force it set up to tackle the still-ongoing pandemic.

The decision is being met with concerns by some who fear it will lead to greater dysfunction at USAID, which already faces personnel and structural turmoil. Others, however, say the task force was poorly managed and that its functions can be delegated.

A USAID spokesperson, in a statement issued after this story was first published, said a new “Readiness Unit“ will help guide bureaus and other divisions as they take over the task force’s responsibilities.

The task force is set to be deactivated on Wednesday, according to an internal note to staffers that was shared with POLITICO. The shutdown comes as the pandemic continues to kill; the U.S. is on the verge of 190,000 deaths, while the global death toll is nearing 900,000, according to researchers tracking the virus.

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[NJCher]

1. it never fails: trump's modus operandi is

1. Determine the wrong thing to do.
2. Do it.

[Doodley]

2. Four years ago America was a leader. Now totally useless.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. USAID - The government strongarm to emerging country dictators and regimes.

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They give money to poorly run governments, knowing that the money won't be going to their intended purposes, just so they can control the leaders of the country. Most of the money goes into private slush funds of the heads of state, their families and those in control of the government. Little of the money actually goes to aiding the poor. It's as corrupt an institution as you can get.

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