The United States should accelerate and fully fund the President's Malaria Initiative by $10 Billion

Thanks for taking my debate. And thanks to all that are reading this. My Oppenents arguments are laugable. Line-by-line answers 1. Do you know how much the US spends on the War in Iraq? Does anyone? $481,191,500 since it began. Congress recently added a $200 Billion emergency bill. The Seattle times of last year says that the war in Iraq costs $100,000 million a minute. (Got sources, you need em? I'll be happy to give them to the con) Hmmm... By my measure, this plan would spend the same money IN AN HOUR AN A HOUR AND A HALF OF THE IRAQ WAR. And this is ONLY the Iraq War! This plan is bi-partisan, and there would be no veto. This argument is completly flawed, there would be no trade off, judges, you cannot vote on this. (To clarify, we're getting it through normal means, that is implied.) 2. The moral obligation argument is spotty, too. What does this have to do with blood diamonds? I'd like you to clarify. Also, why do we have to stop importing diamonds when we do this. Also, I'd like to point out that the con is too hyped up on hollywood movies. Sure, blood diamonds are causing conflict, but not everywhere. This should be thrown out of the round. Why, you ask? Let's take a major conflict in Africa: What's that? Darfur? Oh, that was caused by water scarcity/loss of agriculture. The Niger Delta? Oil. Sierra Leone? Sure, maybe some diamonds, but there were also many other factors at play: the gross abuses committed by both rebel and government forces, and the problems of the current peace treaty. Ok one more... Rwanda? Oh, that was the paranoia of the rising governmental superpower. 3. Haha, private charities. THE UNITED STATES HAS IMPLEMENTED the PRESIDENT'S Malaria Initative. It has worked in the past, so why take away something that is working? Also, the US is key to solving this. The Soft power argument went uncontested in this round. By doing this, we can increase our soft power. No other one private organization can do a well enough job as the USFG, the CDC, USAID, the Dept. of state, and the white house backed with every working class American all put together. Also, did I ever say we CAN'T work with these? Sure, let 'em help us. The more the merrier. And what's even more laugable, PMI WORKS WITH the Red Cross now. Go to the PMI website. They also work with WHO, Global Fund and UNICEF. 4.On economy. He relates this to blood diamonds again. Tell me, where do blood diamonds come from? After some research, I found it to be mostly in Sierra Leone. But, he makes one big mistake. PMI DOESN'T GIVE to Sierra Leone. Had he known what PMI was, he would've known this. The 15 focus countries are: Ethiopia, Liberia, Kenya, Zambia, Mali, Madagascar, Benin and Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and Senegal. I give factual evidence, while his arguments don't have any sources. He says that "Most of the troubles are caused by incompetent leaders, dictators, militias, warlords and the poverty around such regions." Haha, I want to know why he even said this. POVERTY IS WHAT WE'RE SOLVING FOR. That then improves the economy. This also makes lives more enjoyable. He says "Most of the trobules" but never says MALARIA. How do we know he's talking about Malaria. I gave factual evidence on why Malaria can improve the economy, and there is no other author in this round, so prefer my argument. And we don't give to incompent leaders, militias or warlords, we give to the people who have Malaria or who are at risk. There won't be any problem. Now some observations and my offense: 1. He dropped the Soft Power argument. To bring this up in the last speech would be EXTREMELY unfair because I don't get to argue this. Also soft power solves for what he says that 'theres nothing in it for america but blood diamonds'. 2. The fact that I can solve with DDT, ACTs, and LLINs goes uncontested. If we win moral obligation, soft power (which I have), or Economy we win this round. 3. He brings up this disease Maleria. I'm talking about MALARIA. I don't know what maleria is, and every argument with this disease in it should be thrown out. 4. Moral obligation. My moral obligation argument doesn't even compare to his. As I said in my first speech, he is only using this argument as a foothold to make his life a little better. People watching this round tell me. Would you look the pregnant, dying mother in the eye and tell her you can't give her the drugs she needs? I sure couldn't. How about the village of children that we're infected because they couldn't get clean glasses to drink out of. Tell me, can you? "Americans are a compassionate people who care deeply about the plight of others and the future of our world, and we can all be proud of the work our Nation is doing to fight disease and despair. By standing with the people of Africa in the fight against malaria, we can help lift a burden of unnecessary suffering, provide hope and health, and forge lasting friendships." -- President George W. Bush in a Malaria Awareness Day Proclamation on April 24, 2007