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Interestingly, notable silence has accompanied these drastic cutbacks. Intelligence expert Mike Benz raised a poignant question regarding the absence of outrage from international leaders and populations that would ostensibly be affected by the funding cuts. If USAID truly played an essential role in saving lives, why had world leaders not expressed their concern or anger over the changes? This quietude suggests that many stakeholders may have accepted the necessity of scaling back amid growing skepticism about the agency's previous contributions.