You reluctantly cut funding from Grusa’s development budget so you can fulfill all your commitments to Myca.
Your staff who run Myca’s development programs and their local NGO partners are relieved, but the Grusan ambassador to the United States disapproves. You assure her the cuts are temporary. She is skeptical and tells you the United States has just damaged its relationship with an important military and democratic ally.
But for now, the budget issue is resolved, and you direct USAID to begin sending aid to Myca.
— Grusan Foreign MinistryNow we see America’s real priorities. Grusa has no graphite, so America doesn’t care about Grusa.
— U.S. Graphite Importers AssociationMyca is one of America’s most important graphite trading partners. We should give it all the aid we possibly can.
— New York Times op-edI suppose aid has to be the priority. But for the people who want a more democratic Myca, there’s not much to celebrate.
