Monday, January 03, 2005

U.S. Tsunami Aid, No Political Motivation It is good to help the poor and innocent victims of the natural disaster all over the Indian Ocean.  Indonesia was apparently the hardest hit.  And all the countries affected by the disaster are Muslim countries.  The fact that we, as a country and as a people, are responding as quickly as possible should show the world, Muslims and U.N. officials, that we are a compassionate and generous people.  The human need is too great to let politics interfere. We can overlook the fact that a week after the attacks on the United States on 9/11/01, the news of the day in Indonesia was joy for the terrorists.  They were dancing in the streets.  Death to America.  All that crap.  We can only hope that the terrorists were having a beach party that day.  Sadly, a lot more innocents were killed, lives and livelihoods taken away, left with less than nothing.  No home, no food & water, and no roads to deliver aid on.  Were it not for us and our worldwide reach via military strength, there would likely be no supplies being delivered like there are now, and thousands more people would probably be starving to death.   4:30:15 PM    comment [] trackback []

Who's Calling Who Stingy? Something I learned today that you won't see on the major news networks concerning giving aid around the world.  Perspective.  The percentages below are the percentage of all aid given by all countries around the world.  These numbers are from last year. For any who believe that the U.S. is stingy.  This country, the United States of America: Is 6% of the world's population. Gives 60% of all food aid given around the world. Give 50% of all foreign aid given around the world.   3:10:12 PM    comment [] trackback []

Because We Care, Because We Can One of the biggest U.S. military disaster relief missions in history kicked into high gear Saturday as an aircraft carrier battle group arrived off the shores of tsunami-battered Sumatra and began launching helicopters laden with supplies. Oh, where are the United Nations' ships and relief support?   France, Germany, Russia, and all the Islamic states in the middle-east and Asia, where are their relief supplies?   How much water and water purifying equipment  medical equipment and food and doctors have they delivered as of today? For an idea of the scope of our efforts, see article.   8:19:41 AM    comment [] trackback []

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