What a bunch of selfish babies
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What a bunch of selfish babies
I couldn't expect anything different from the UN though:
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...2330-7268r.htm
$15 million is part of the initial offerings from the U.S. and they call us stingy? Countries like India wouldn't even have a thriving/rising economy if it wasn't for the middle class we provided them!
It's 35 million now btw. I'd really like to see statistics on how much aid our "allies" donated to us after 9/11 or the 3 hurricanes that just hit florida
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15 million between 22,500 victims (after only 3 days of counting, I wouldn't be shocked if the real death toll will eventually come closer to 50,000+) -would be $666.67 per victim.
Be real, 15 million isn't enough to clean up the Thai tourist trap of Phuket, much less the widespread devastation across Sri Lanka and India. 35 million isn't really all that much more in the grand scheme of things
We are working up to having spent about $200billion -SO FAR, (estimates are that we'lll be there another 10+ years) on the Iraq war, which last time I checked wasn't really helping anyone anymore, only creating more victims.
Be real, 15 million isn't enough to clean up the Thai tourist trap of Phuket, much less the widespread devastation across Sri Lanka and India. 35 million isn't really all that much more in the grand scheme of things
We are working up to having spent about $200billion -SO FAR, (estimates are that we'lll be there another 10+ years) on the Iraq war, which last time I checked wasn't really helping anyone anymore, only creating more victims.
It's 35 million now btw. I'd really like to see statistics on how much aid our "allies" donated to us after 9/11 or the 3 hurricanes that just hit florida
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Originally Posted by constellation
And why should anyone send us aid?
If a wave capsized San Francisco then you wouldn't see a red cent from anyone. Who would be first to lend a $30million hand one of the most powerful nations on the planet? Hell, who would be the first to lend a $1million hand to the U.S.? Nobody would! I know this type of thinking may seem a bit irrational but it’s true.
It's like going down on a chick and not getting a hummer or sex in return. The UN and affected counties should be thankful we like to munch box to begin with.
The UN and affected counties should be thankful we like to munch box to begin with.
We should help them out, as i would like to think that when 50,000 people get killed by a natural disaster, we have a moral obligation to help if we have the resources.
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Originally Posted by constellation
werd, i agree. However - these people got their asses handed to them .
We should help them out, as i would like to think that when 50,000 people get killed by a natural disaster, we have a moral obligation to help if we have the resources.
We should help them out, as i would like to think that when 50,000 people get killed by a natural disaster, we have a moral obligation to help if we have the resources.
What makes you think we haven't helped and will continue to send money? It just makes me mad that some sissy-boy in the UN has to jump the gun.
The rest of the world is really frustrated at us right now, so i'm not really suprised when doughboys like that slip.
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Germany spent 1.4 million and france pledged 136,000 wtf?
maybe as time goes by these #s will increase, but until then the un should shut it's mouth
maybe as time goes by these #s will increase, but until then the un should shut it's mouth
Last edited by VIBEELEVEN; Dec 28, 2004 at 01:31 PM.
Originally Posted by constellation
Well, sorry - but 9/11 and florida aren't even close on the tragedy scale to the 50,000+ plus people who lost their lives sunday, plus the countless more that will die of starvation and disease. Call me un-american or whatever the hot new billigerence is, but the damage caused by 9/11 and florida does not even SCRATCH the amount of damage done in the east.
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Originally Posted by VIBEELEVEN
I wasn't comparing it , I was saying that the people who are whining about the us not doing enough are just trying to stir anti-us sediment. Look at the stats of what the other countries pledgegd so far. The rest of the world has thrown these people chump change.
And if you go over to leftist-Nasioc they mention that the EU, which consists of 25(?) separate countries, has contributed more. They do this so they instead of listing everyone (like France) for their shortcomings.