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Politico reports
Aides to President Donald Trump are drafting plans to
condition U.S. aid to other countries on how well they treat their religious
minorities, two White House officials said.
The proposal is expected to cover U.S. humanitarian
assistance, and could also be broadened to include American military aid to
other countries. If the proposal becomes reality, it could have a major effect
on U.S. assistance in a range of places, from Iraq to Vietnam. Its mere
consideration shows how much the White House prioritizes religious freedom, an
emphasis critics say is really about galvanizing Trump’s evangelical Christian
base.
But experts on U.S. aid also warn that picking and choosing
which countries to punish could be a very difficult task, not least because
several countries that are partners or allies of the United States have
terrible religious freedom records.
Well, like maybe Saudi Arabia, where the Trump
Administration sent 2800 additional soldiers last month to join the Patriot air
defense battery and radars sent to Saudi Arabia in September.
Riyadh has been cited by the State Department as one of the
world's "worst violators" of religious freedom. But not to worry
because
One strong likelihood is that any executive order will
include a clause that gives the president or his designee the ability to
exclude a country from aid restrictions on grounds that it is in the U.S.
national security interest.
Nations which practice religious discrimination, especially
if against Christians, may in fact be denied aid- except, of course, if they
welcome Trump family business or agree to investigate rivals of the President.
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