I'd have to agree. I think in economic terms when you look at the cost of addressing global poverty, when you work in the cost of disease, the cost of terrorism and fighting violence that comes from poverty, and the lost trade and trading partners, and prosperity that is lost when you have extremely poor countries, I think it's a case that's overwhelming. When you're considering the small slice of our budget that we spend on aid, the costs are far worse.
On October 3rd, 2006. See this statement in context.