USA Maritime’s Response to Washington Post’s, Five myths about foreign aid

USA Maritime’s Letter to the Editor responding to the Washington Post piece, Five myths about foreign aid (May 8, 2011) John Norris cited a Cornell University study concluding that requiring 75 percent of U.S. international food aid to be shipped aboard U.S.-flag vessels American taxpayers millions in unnecessary transportation costs. The reality is that cargo preference adds no additional cost to foreign aid programs and should be credited with sustaining an essential national defense sealift capability. Download PDF