It is made even harder by the fact that most poor countries are not democracies and that the leader will try to benefit personnally (economically) from the situation...
When you mention middle eastern powers do you mean that they should help (Saudi Arabia) or be helped (Palestine)?
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That's right... Helping the poor countries is the only way the world will be at peace...
Otherwise the people there will hate people in developed countries, wild immigration will occur (already started) and things will only get worse.
Now giving them cash is not helping them (and not helping...
What you are saying is true... The only difference with Europe is that Europe was prosperous before WWII and European countries were democracy....
Development money has been sent to Africa for decades and where are they now??? In deep shit because of corrupt governement, dictators and TRIBAL...