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America Abroad: Shortchanging Foreign Aid

Broadcast: Midday, 12/15/2009, 12:00 p.m.

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President Obama and his top commander in Afghanistan argue that it'll take more than boots, bullets and brawn to win the war. They say it will take a "civilian surge" - a surge of governance, education and agricultural specialists. A new documentary from America Abroad looks at the history of U.S. foreign development aid, and whether it has been successful.

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