The ugly American

I finished the book. The last chapter told the story of MacWhite and his distress with the ways U.S. foreign policy was being conducted. He wrote a letter to the Senate explaining that things done in foreign policy were only discussed by the U.S. officials and the Asian government officials, and not the people living in those countries. MacWhite gave examples of people who actually helped, such as men who set up pumps and a man who started powder milk. MackWhite said that if things weren't changed then he would resign. The senate responded saying that nothing would be changed. MacWhite resigned and the book ended.
I really liked where the book ended, I think it ended at the point before war with Vietnam. I'm glad that MachWhite stood up to the government in a laid back kind of way instead of telling reporters that the government was screwing up. It seemed as though MachWhite wanted the Americans to figure out, that the U.S. government was wasting money on foreign policy, for themselves. It would have been nice for MacWhite's wishes to come true, to make a happy story and show that the American government wasn't corrupt at all, but it is also nice to have something that is realistic, even though the information might be twisted.