Monitor Placed on Blog List of Foreign Service Group

Many thanks to the American Foreign Service Association for its decision to include U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor on its blog list, a decision that offers a glimpse into how this respected organization views this site. No offense taken that AFSA listed it under"Critical Blogs." Though not every federal endeavor on which the Monitor reports is necessarily objectionable, there is no doubt that I focus my searches on finding foreign aid projects worthy of a "hmmm" response from readers.

I am furthermore proud to be listed alongside the "We Meant Well" blog of Peter Van Buren, author of the similarly titled book that notably is subtitled "How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People."