The Obama administration is going to give more than $900 million to rebuild the Gaza Strip after the latest conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. Does anybody actually believe that the money won’t fall into the bloodthirsty hands of Hamas?

I see $900 million scheduled to be stolen and given to terrorists all over the world. Buildings under construction will get reduced to rubble before they’re complete.

Hamas is the dominant power in Gaza, and it will get access to that money by any means necessary. The United States had millions in Iraq simply disappear, and it will be the same again. In the midst of chaos there was no way to keep track of money or weapons Iraq.

War never runs according to plan and the scenario in Gaza is the same. When Hamas starts stealing aid, what is America going to do? We’re not going to send in troops, so Hamas has a green light to do as it pleases.

The United States needs to get out of the business of trying to control everything around the world. Diplomatic global domination is too expensive and we’re not good at it anyway. Attempting to bring peace to Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza at the same time is beyond arrogant – it’s insane.

After the aid money is used to buy rockets and bombs, Hamas will attack once again without provocation. Israel will retaliate with its air force, bombing every suspected leader even if they’re in a heavily populated location. Anyone who is shocked by this assessment clearly hasn’t learned from history.

Calls for peace have been falling on deaf ears for decades. Why Obama wants to throw away $900 million in a clearly hopeless cause is beyond me.

America can’t afford to be the charitable superpower it once was. Compassion is just too expensive on a global scale.

Last time I checked, the United States was broke. The national debt is headed toward $11 trillion, yet we’re sending $900 million to a region where violence never ends?

What happened to all that “change” Obama talked about? I see the extension of a failed American policy going on. America can’t change the tragic living conditions in a country simply by dumping money there.

There is too much chaos in the world for any one nation to handle. Zimbabwe, North Korea and Sudan are horrible places to live – is Obama going to try to fix those nations as well? Obama couldn’t even make Detroit a nice place to live with the current state of the economy.

There are more than enough problems here at home. College tuition is getting more and more expensive. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs. California could sure use $900 million right about now. Inner-city schools across America could use $900 million.

It took a lot of debate to pass the $787 billion stimulus package. When it comes to $900 million being sent overseas I hear no elected official questioning this decision.

The rest of the world must rely on themselves.Maybe the U.N. can stop being a colossal paper tiger and actually accomplish something this generation.

America is still the most powerful nation on earth, but it’s clear we need to leave some problems alone.

Mitchell Wilson can be reached at [email protected].