Donno commonwealth not all bad, Hong Kong came out looking good as did our efforts in Canada etc...

Reason people are in poverty in other countries is that there are those that use violence to keep them there...need to go there, take out the bad guys and then take over...restore order...then you can help the people.

Sorry but I'm not one for all this "pussy-footing" around soft touch approach...I don't see it working anywhere???
Likewise I'm not one for Bush who's only done half the job in IRAQ and Afghanistan....just need to get in there and take over it's the only way it's going to get sorted.