President Bush declared the world's largest AIDs initiative program by committing 15 billion dollars to support treatment for 2 million people, protect 7 million and care for 10 million people. There are 39 million people currently living with the HIV/AIDS virus. Bush's initiative targets 15 countries in Africa, where about half the world's AIDS cases exist.
Now hear the politics behind it. The plan's strategy calls for emphasizing abstinence, fidelity and condom use. Bush has included a provision specifying 33% of the money be used for emphasizing abstinence. The Democrats claim this is a move to further his conservative ideology and "Christianizing" society. What do you think?
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