Do you believe that HIV AIDS is a valid foreign policy concern?

This is, of course, a matter of opinion.  My opinion is
that HIV AIDS can be a valid foreign policy concern.  The reason for this is that the US
has an interest in creating and supporting stable countries, in Africa and other places,
that will be able to develop economically and politically.  HIV AIDS makes it more
difficult for this to happen.

A world in which more
countries are stable and are developing politically and economically is a safer and more
prosperous world.  If less developed countries become more developed, their people are
less likely to get involved in wars and terrorism, for example.  If their political
systems develop, they will be less likely to experience coups and other such
disruptions.

HIV AIDS makes development harder because it
takes away from the pool of workers and because it weakens their social structures.  It
is in the US's interests to prevent this from happening.  Therefore, HIV AIDS is a valid
foreign policy concern.