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This follows Cambodia's history of: 1) massive genocide; 2) a decade-long civil war; and 3) billions of dollars in foreign aid to restore democracy, which now seem to have been wasted.
The Dec. 31, 1998, column frets that the Coast Guard wasted money rescuing some rich guys who were ballooning around the world.
The combination of a solid mandate at home with ripe regional conditions, and now also the renewed and energetic support of senior American and international leaders, creates a diplomatic and security base that must not be wasted."
"Spending" meant it was being wasted.
John Wanamaker, who built a department store empire in 19 th -century Philadelphia, once said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted ...