I am from Tanzania,this trip of the US president George W.Bush to African countries is real meaningful to us especially in Tanzania and I appreciate it. But I have something to share with you,this money like the $689millions are realy used for the targeted issue?I will give you a real example this week after they head about trip,In hospitals that M.r Bush will visit many changes are made,like the service provision order,even the partients are selected who will come on that day,Buildings repaire in this few days has done,some of roads which M.r Bush shall pass have been repaired. What I want to say is this,there is a lot of misterious things and poor financial management,including corruption.Therefore what is espected to be done has not been done if done very little,all the initiatives especially HIV/AIDS is not well done,workers are paid lower wages no one can espect when you compare with the ammount of money given.Arv are given but not that much. The question is,where are those money are going? I can suggest that management should be made from the US this will reduce the miss-use of project money by few people like hungry dogs and may be the rights of people will be provided.What I can say also is that M.r Bush is been blackmilled by what has been done in the few days before,He must look again the administration of his project.Bye

I am a US citizen living in Tanzania. Listening to President Bush's speech this morning-- one could not be more embarrased. His tone could not be more patronizing. The President and his wofe will observe a charade of progress, when the realioty is that PEPFAR is a terrible program which undermines Tanzania's budget planning, wastes billions and ignores basic life diseases that kill thousands everyday.

Yet the world's press who fly in fly out see only what they are ahown in staged events, and have little time to see naything real or to meet anyone real. Some say its a victory lap for President Bush. But the truth is more that he is an emporer with no clothes doing his lap of shame.

Reading your comment, I couldn't be more embarrassed with your numerous spelling errors such as "wofe" for wife, "realioty" for reality when you proudly introduced yourself as a US Citizen. Frankly, you need to spell check and be mindful of simple grammar rules in subsquent writings.

Thank you,

David

The bottom line is Africa has come of age, in fact more than age. Africa has all the resources, natural and people needed to do for its people what people of good will around the world like President Bush and the people of the United States are doing for the people of Africa. African leaders need to and must learn to put their own people first rather than enriching themselves at the expense and detriment of their own mothers, fahters, brothers and sisters. I am a Liberian residing in the United States and I know that it took President George W. Bush to end the senseless, brutal civil war in my country. So you can slice it, figure it any way you want. Had it not been for President Bush's steadfast words "Taylor must go," Liberia would probably still be at war. In the sixties we blamed it on colonialism. Well sad to say, Africa is worse of now than then. Everyday African leaders drive past the people who are gravely affected by their policies of greed, curruption and power drunkeness and it does not even bother their conscience. Please, for crying out loud. Give thanks where thanks is due. Nat

Author of Miracle on the Atlantic Coast Welcomes America’s New Foreign Policy Towards Africa Ending a Century of Dependence to a New Investment Partnership

I strongly believe that Liberians from all walks of life will line up from the foot hills of Cape Montserrado to the Plains of Margibi inclusive of Roberts International Airport to welcome President and Mrs. Bush. Among the millions of Liberians that will welcome President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush will be my 75 years old mother, Mrs. Trandleh T. Boe, my wife, Mrs. Sylvia T. Boe and scores of my other relatives in the Republic.

Millions of Liberians will be coming out to thank President Bush personally because he took positive actions in 2003 to help end the senseless Liberian Civil Wars and for that I believe millions of Liberians are grateful to him.

The Author, P. Nathaniel Boe, Esq., takes note and welcomes the New Foreign Policy that President Bush announced on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC declaring that “America is serving as an investor, not as donor.”

This new American Foreign Policy effectively ends the dependence mentality that has characterized American and African relations for the past century. The pronouncement is consistent with the Strategies provided in the book titled Miracle on the Atlantic Coast, How to Transform Liberia into a Peaceful and Prosperous Country. For more information regarding Miracle on the Atlantic Coast, please visit www.pnateboe.com. Boe believes that the new policy will promote new investment partnerships between the United States and the various African countries that will yield several benefits for Africans including improvement in food security, education, housing and healthcare for Africans, infrastructure development, start of manufacturing of African raw materials in Africa to erase the perpetual balance of payment deficits, encourage technology transfer, job creation in Africa, creation of a strong middle class in the various African countries that will lead to real development.

The United States of America in turn will reap several benefits including profits from the investments, creation of new American jobs and a new market of approximately one-(1) Billion People who will have a positive disposition towards the United States of America.

it is a shame to see a continent like africa which is full af richness, bout in minerals and human resources, line up like dogs for their masters bones. we as africans should stop be pitty of the the and force our government to use our resourses well to improve our people and countries, cause we are a nation blessed with wealth.

I think that it is great that President Bush could visit Liberia, however, the United States responsibility to Liberia is much greater than "A PRESIDENTAL VISIT". liberians believe that the US has it interest at heart,when it has been proven that is not the truth! With Liberia's history to America,and the "Free Benefit of Firestone, they should be doing much more in my opinion. First, America must "forgive all Liberia's debts, and must provide Amensty to all Liberian's borned living in America. The President's promise to provide one million text books to Liberia, is not inpressive to me. After living in the US over 20 years, I do know that these books are out dated in the US schools system.

However, we are Liberians and we have soft hearts and we do trust easily. This view of life has been Liberia's weakness since our history in 1847.

May God continue to bless our Country, and Africa.