United States Senate (Washington, DC)
4 June 2008
The following is the opening statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold at he June 4, 2008 hearing "China in Africa: Implications for U.S. Policy” before the Senate Foreign Relations African Affairs Subcommittee, as prepared for delivery:
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Silly comments coming from an American pol, when all that America knows is bomb bomb bomb. Despite the West's big talk about democracy this and aid to Africa that, objectively speaking, has the West done Africa any favors over the decades? The dark continent was dark because of, the patronizing attitude and unyielding colonial practices of Western nations. China brings a breath of fresh air and alternatives to the West. America responds with Africom. Need anyone say more?