Monday, December 1, 2003
Wesley Clark to propose $30B to fight world AIDS, other diseases
Clark is expected to announce today a plan to give $30B to fight AIDS and other diseases according to this New York Times story (registration required):
Unlike the president's plan, which directs most financing through agencies controlled in part by the United States, General Clark's proposal would provide "a large majority" of the money to international organizations like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.
The AIDS proposal is part of a series of foreign policy initiatives General Clark has outlined under a plan he calls "preventive engagement." The strategy centers on his belief that America is not just the world's "greatest military force, but also its greatest force for good," according to a draft of the address, which was provided by a member of the Clark campaign staff.
