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the $555 billion omnibus spending bill passed this week by the House and Senate......Simon act appropriation in the bill. The US Response to the African Water Crisis Tackling the constraints to the expansion of water.........a sector that has been sidelined for far too long. thus the plan - **The United States federal government should increase access to improved water sources in topically designated areas.** (we read terrorism/democracy + water wars as advantages) Like the cold war, the war on terror can't be won by military means alone........will be worthy of George Kennan's considerable legacy. Al Qaeda is a more dangerous enemy today than it has ever been before.........before al Qaeda strikes the U.S. homeland again. The extraordinary global challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.........humanitarian tradition and helps strengthen America's image abroad. Think of a baseball diamond. First base is life..............opportunities are primed for recruitment into terrorist cells. Failed states offer attractive venues for terrorist groups........to threaten vital American national interests. Experts have been warning for some time that weapons...............easily identifiable signatures for BW production. Of all the weapons of mass destruction, the geneticall engineered...........then patriotism is the highest of all crimes. The United States retaliates: 'End of the world' scenarios The combination...........while the country was still capable of exacting revenge. Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for asking me to testify......a more vigorous preventive effort. Competition for scarce water resources....more stable, prosperous, and democratic societies....SIMON CONTINUES in Section 5 of the article......5. The USG Strategy for the Water and Sanitation Sector in Developing.....the Nile, the Okavango, and the Amu and Syr Darya. Today, billions of human beings.........absolute power kills absolutely. The greatest impetus for world peace...........may be still more remote. Taken together, all of these factors........Senegal, Tumen and Zambezi. Most of United States' water development aid is given to a handful.........program in the Middle East. As we scan the more distant time horizons..........political will to put a far-sighted strategy into place. Water can be a powerful and effective foreign policy.............campaign to elevate water as a foreign policy priority. Soft power is the ability to get what you want through attraction.............more effectively to explain our common interests. This is a good thing, and it should continue to be a primary goal.............and global involvement will provide an easier path. Second, in conflating these alternatives, Posen misses.............This requires activism, of a certain sort. Water is one of the prime essentials for life as we know....................which there will be no obvious answer. It is only fitting that on this thirteenth World Water Day...........a clear set of policy guidelines. Access to safe water and sanitation is as fundamental to life...............has been sidelined for far too long. Water-related illnesses claim the life of one child...........development or long-term security without it.
 * contention 1 - the status quo**
 * congress just passed a bill with 300 million for water assistance abroad.**
 * watertech 12-20** http://watertechonline.com/news.asp?N_ID=68840
 * however, funding is just a small problem with the Water for the poor Act - prioritizing and coordinating for Africa South of the Sahara is key.**
 * lochery 07** http://www.care.org/newsroom/articles/2007/05/lochery_water_testimony.pdf
 * advantage 1 - terrorism**
 * america's current military approach in the War on Terror is bound to fail - increased emphasis on foreign aid is crucial to transform American strategy and prevent terrorism.**
 * bremmer 05** http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/23/opinion/edbremmer.php
 * failure to change u.s. strategy makes an attack on American soil inevitable.**
 * riedel 07** "Al Qaeda Strikes Back" brookings institution
 * water assistance is a crucial form of foreign assistance that can help revitalize America's image and fight terrorism.**
 * albright and carlucci 07** "A 21st Century Vision of U.S. Global Leadership: Building a Better, Safer World"
 * independently, water assistance is key to prevent terrorism.**
 * morris 07** Testimony for the Committee on House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, lexis
 * africa is a unique front in the war on terror - failure there ensures possession of wmds by extremist groups.**
 * dempsey 06** http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/pub649.pdf
 * this will take the form of a bioterror attack - the u.s. is vulnerable and bioweapons are easy to manufacture.**
 * stern 03** "Dreaded Risks and the Control of Biological Weapons" project muse
 * biological weapons use will cause extinction.**
 * ochs 02** http://freefromterror.net/other_articles/abolish.htm
 * any terror attack will cause a u.s. lashout that escalates to global nuclear conflict.**
 * corsi 05** "Atomic Iran" p176-178
 * advantage 1 - democracy**
 * democracy is spreading - africa is a vital spot for the support of democratic reforms -they are making changes already - u.s. support in the form of unconditioned unattached assistance is vital to success globally.**
 * lyman 7-17**** "Prepared Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs"
 * providing water assistance is vital to establishing democracy - water management creates sustainability of governments, transparency in resource management, and regional and national coordination - all are vital to sustaining inevitable moves towards democratic norms.**
 * simon 06**** http://www.state.gov/g/oes/rls/rpts/67447.htm
 * failure to move towards democracy sacrifices billions of lives. authoritarian regimes are history's number one killer - this outweighs every impact in the round.**
 * rummel 06**** http://freedomspeace.blogspot.com/2006/03/why-foster-global-freedom.html
 * sustainable democratization of the world solves every impact. allowing states to backslide results in global nuclear war. all the haters are wrong.**
 * muravchik 01** [|www.npec-web.org/syllabi/muravchik.htm]
 * advantage 2 - water wars/hegemony**
 * water wars are the most likely form of conflict today - scarcity makes them inevitable.**
 * csis 05**** http://water.csis.org/050928_ogwf.pdf
 * working together on water creates frameworks for conflict resolution in other areas, decreasing the likelihood of wars.**
 * dabelko 05**** [|www.wilsoncenter.org/news/docs/testimonyHR1973.doc]
 * u.s. action in africa south of the sahara is vital to a successful and sustainable u.s. foreign policy - it allows us to remain involved in a key issue and improve our image.**
 * peterson 07** "Below the Surface: U.S. International Water Policy"
 * u.s. action on water is crucial – it is the only nation that can effectively coordinate action and expertise. Focus on water issues is crucial to the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy – all other efforts will fail absent water leadership.**
 * csis 05** "Addressing our Global Water Future"
 * improving the u.s. image solves all of the reasons leadership would be bad - and sustains all forms of power - failure to do so risks collapse.**
 * nye 04** Political Science Quarterly, Summer, ebsco
 * sustainable u.s. foreign policy prevents multiple scenarios for nuclear conflict - prefer it to all other alternatives.**
 * kagan 07** "End of Dreams, Return of History"
 * creating effective foreign policy solves balancing and interventionism.**
 * ikenberry 07** "The Case for Restraint: Comments and Respones"
 * water shortages in africa will spark a global nuclear escalation and human extinction.**
 * nasca 06** http://www.nasca.org.uk/Strange_relics_/water/water.html
 * contention 3 - solvency**
 * u.s. action is vital - we are the only ones who can lead on the issue of water. the Water for the Poor act was a first step - but funding and implementing are vital to eliminating the water crisis.**
 * keating 06** http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_progj/task,view/id,573/
 * a commitment to public health assistance through a water policy to africa south of the sahara is vital to ending water scarcity. only u.s. action can solve for global prioritization, transparency, equity, coordination, capacity building, and sustainability.**
 * lochery 07** [|http://www.care.org/newsroom /articles/2007/05/lochery_water_testimony.pdf]
 * inability to access safe drinking water kills 5 million a year.**
 * hyde 05** "The Global Water Crisis: Evaluating U.S. Strategies to Enhance Access to Safe Water and Sanitation"