I hope, some day or another, we shall become a storehouse and granary for the world. - George Washington, letter to the Marquis de Lafayette, 1788
And for most of the 20th century and the 21st century, we have been; for instance, the U.S. exported to the former Soviet Union, on average, more grain than the Soviets themselves exported to their allies...and in most cases, with no strings attached. Gifts, essentially.
That's part of the soft power diplomacy the U.S. is well known for and something I honestly hope Pres. Trump continues - that is, after rooting out the corruption and graft within USAid.
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