Mary - of course you're right but there is no profit in doing so. It could be done but selling weapons is much more profitable. Same with distributing food. Isn't it interesting that we always manage to get the food and goods to our troops but not to the people of the country they occupy?

I know that giving people 'hand-outs' is not a long term solution but I do think that it might go along way toward restoring peace and giving the people an opportunity to help themselves.