'Helping Ukraine to rebuild will be a justified U.S. priority in the years to come. But a strong and prosperous Ukraine is more important to the U.S. than building windmills in Africa,' James Rogan writes.
. Federal government spending is out of control. The U.S. cannot afford to be a checkbook for the global economy. The U.S. should not appropriate more money to the World Bank until Congress implements a credible deficit reduction plan.
This is not to say that the U.S. should adopt isolationism. Helping Ukraine to rebuild will be a justified U.S. priority in the years to come. But a strong and prosperous Ukraine is more important to the U.S. than building windmills in Africa. Indeed, African countries are not large sources of greenhouse gases. The United Nations said that Africa contributes only 2%-3% to annual global greenhouse gas emissions. The industrial infrastructure of Africa is not well developed. Transportation systems are primitive.
Top line: Congress should reject proposals to expand the World Bank's resources. The U.S. cannot afford to throw more money down the
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