But none wants government help—least of all from a reviled Western government.
"It hasn't been any help – least of all to the Pakistan military command," a source told me at the weekend.
The 2005 communique refers to the need for flexibility in the Doha negotiations to "help least developed countries [LDCs] to decide, plan and sequence their overall economic reforms in line with their country-led development programmes".
Less than two months after being defeated at least partly because it was viewed as a tool of the rich, the G.O.P. is about to vote through a measure that, even by the standards of trickle-down economics, is shameful sop to those who need help least.
The House and Senate Republican budgets will cut programs for those who need help most and increase government welfare for those who need help least.
"What else?" is a reminder that there is generally more than one way to test or treat, and the one we want is the BEST of them: most likely to help, least likely to hurt.
