Help from other countries?

[Duds]

Gee, i bet the money is just pouring in from foreign countries to help out with the New Orleans disaster....makes me sick to think about all the aid we give to other countries and come to their rescue in times of need, yet when something happens to us, we're expected to handle it ourselves. Pathetic, just pathetic.

[GMichael]

Gee, i bet the money is just pouring in from foreign countries to help out with the New Orleans disaster....makes me sick to think about all the aid we give to other countries and come to their rescue in times of need, yet when something happens to us, we're expected to handle it ourselves. Pathetic, just pathetic.

My favorite part is when we send aid we are told that it's not enough and we should be ashamed of ourselves for sending so little.

[GMichael]

Here is a copy of just one of the emails I received today from people working with me.


While watching the news about Katrina on Tuesday morning my six year old son

was watching with me, and of course asking the usual questions. I did not think

anything of this until I got home that evening from work, sitting on the table

was a soda bottle filled with money. I asked my son what the money was

for and he told me that it was for the “kids”. I asked him what kids, he simply

told me “the kids that lost everything from the bad storm”.



After talking with him and explaining what exactly these people faced,

he ran up the stairs and grabbed his bank and said he wanted to give all

of his money. So for the past couple of days he has been collecting money

all around our neighborhood and around the house. He even took a toy

sword and swept under the dryer for money.



With seeing how important this task was to him I called the Red Cross

and within a few days he will receive a contract stating that he his collecting

on behalf of the Children affected by Katrina.



So with this, we will be placing a container on Craig’s desk and asking

all of you for any donation you wish to give.

[Duds]

Countries love us when they are in need, and hate us when they arent

My favorite part is when we send aid we are told that it's not enough and we should be ashamed of ourselves for sending so little.

[piece-it pete]

I personally blame Canada and the city of Nice, France.



I know the Canadians are mobilizing their disaster forces as we speak. I personally know a few who have already donated cash.

I do understand what you're saying, though. There are undoubtably some who are pleased with our trouble. To them I say, "Hah. We can take care of ourselves". Translation: Screw you!

[GMichael]

I personally blame Canada and the city of Nice, France.



I know the Canadians are mobilizing their disaster forces as we speak. I personally know a few who have already donated cash.

I do understand what you're saying, though. There are undoubtably some who are pleased with our trouble. To them I say, "Hah. We can take care of ourselves". Translation: Screw you!

I think we'll see help from Canada as well as the UK. Thank G.d for them. How many others will step to the plate? And the amount doesn't matter as much as that they try to help somehow.

[Woochifer]

Sheesh, with everything that's happened and the ongoing disaster unfolding in New Orleans, THIS is what's on your mind?

FYI, I just saw the White House daily briefing and Scott McClellan said that the U.S. is not asking for any assistance, but "several countries" have already offered aid.

[Duds]

I'm definitely concerned whats going on down there, seems like we could use some help for a change.

Sheesh, with everything that's happened and the ongoing disaster unfolding in New Orleans, THIS is what's on your mind?

FYI, I just saw the White House daily briefing and Scott McClellan said that the U.S. is not asking for any assistance, but "several countries" have already offered aid.

[kexodusc]

Guys, if we give to another country, it should be for all the right reasons, and because they truly need it and can't do it themselves. I don't think anyone's expected Thailand to open a disaster relief fund.
As for them seeming ungrateful, well, my father has nothing but stories of praise as to how he's treated as a US soldier overseas, and most other soldiers I've spoken with who've done humanitarian work agree. The people appreciate it. But desparation drives people to begging. I think the people you do hear complain are in the unfortunate position of having to keep asking. Think about it for a second. Do you really think some of these countries are going to say, "no, that's enough, we're good now"?
Sure we've got problems at home, but we're in the best position to fix them ourselves.

[GMichael]

Sheesh, with everything that's happened and the ongoing disaster unfolding in New Orleans, THIS is what's on your mind?

FYI, I just saw the White House daily briefing and Scott McClellan said that the U.S. is not asking for any assistance, but "several countries" have already offered aid.

I feel so ashamed.

[Pyrrho]

Gee, i bet the money is just pouring in from foreign countries to help out with the New Orleans disaster....makes me sick to think about all the aid we give to other countries and come to their rescue in times of need, yet when something happens to us, we're expected to handle it ourselves. Pathetic, just pathetic.

You are upset that poor countries are not sending money to the richest country in the world? Do you expect the people who lost everything in the tsunami to send us something?

If a tree fell on Bill Gates' car, would you send him some money to help him out? If a tree fell on your car and Bill Gates sent you some money, that would be nice, but the other way around would be ridiculous.

(Many countries that are able, by the way, have offered aid. Why don't you do a bit of research on this on some of the better online news sites?)

[Duds]

We help poor countries, rich countries, and everyoen in between, yet we shouldnt ask for any help? please. If other have offered aid, thats great. That has not been mentioned in the news that I have watched.

You are upset that poor countries are not sending money to the richest country in the world? Do you expect the people who lost everything in the tsunami to send us something?

If a tree fell on Bill Gates' car, would you send him some money to help him out? If a tree fell on your car and Bill Gates sent you some money, that would be nice, but the other way around would be ridiculous.

(Many countries that are able, by the way, have offered aid. Why don't you do a bit of research on this on some of the better online news sites?)

[paul_pci]

How much do you think Bangladesh should send us? What a moron.

[Duds]

I don't appreciate the name calling

How much do you think Bangladesh should send us? What a moron.

[piece-it pete]

How much do you think Bangladesh should send us? What a moron.

At LEAST $5.00. Get it right!

Pete

[paul_pci]

I don't appreciate the name calling

"Moron" is not a name; it's a description.

[cam]

Our Canadian Prime Minister has talked today with President Bush and has offered help. Were just waiting for the Americans assessment to find out if you need/want our help and if so what in the way of help will be wanted.

[anamorphic96]

We are receiving more offers to help than many of us are lead to believe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_world_offers

[GMichael]

We are receiving more offers to help than many of us are lead to believe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_world_offers

Now that's cool.

[shokhead]

I expect all the countries that have ever had there long are with an open hand on the end that says,green only to at least offer. Mexico which is as close as anyone has been silent as far as i have heard but maybe thats changed.

[dean_martin]

We are receiving more offers to help than many of us are lead to believe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/katrina_world_offers

Thanks for posting this link, anamorphoc96. I would recommend that some of you expand your news coverage of this disaster. I just heard an interesting story on foreign nationals trapped in New Orleans from the BBC. I'm afraid there are many stories that aren't getting reported by our major news outlets. By the time they come out, the whole thing will have worn on us for so long that we won't pay attention.

Bayou la Batre, AL of Forest Gump fame was wiped off the map. This shrimping and fishing village has been around for over a century. All these people know is shrimping - the ones that are left. Nevertheless, our governor (bless his kiss-ass heart) had nothing but praise for FEMA and is quoted as saying, "we're in pretty good shape." We can officially start counting the number of $$$, bottles of water, MREs, generators, cots, blankets, etc. leaving/by-passing the state now.

Bush just landed in Mobile today enroute to Biloxi and New Orleans. There are already stories coming out that are none too flattering. The major networks started blaming local officials in New Orleans last night. But the mayor has been on local radio out of La. describing all he's done to urge and beg for help, but to no avail. It's going to be interesting to see how Bush's visit to New Orleans goes.

[shokhead]

Didnt Mayor Ray put some people from the Hilton{tourist} to the front of the bus line?

[dean_martin]

Didnt Mayor Ray put some people from the Hilton{tourist} to the front of the bus line?

I have no idea whether the mayor moved tourists to the front of the bus line, but the BBC news report I heard about the foreign nationals went something like this: A group from England was in the Superdome and apparently they had their own National Guard security dispatch. When things got out of hand at the Superdome, this group was evacuated to a nearby hotel (maybe the Hilton). Kind of odd, huh? Of course the BBC interviewed members of this group (I think they were exchange students) for their story. There were no comments about having their own security team unlike the thousands of US citizens with them in the Superdome. From their perspective, that's how it should have been. Maybe it is, but it sure raised my eyebrow.

[RGA]

Cam.

Canada no doubt will be the ones some will look to since we're the neighbor and biggest trading partner, But Canada's population is less than that of California -- and we're certainly less prepared for something like that. Though Some Canadian special corps are frustrated with Bush because we have specialists especially in dive teams that could have been sent right away but politics gets in the way I suspect here as it does anywhere.

Still As of right now: http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/new...CANADA-COL.XML

Duds I understand your frustration but the fact is most countries simply have no military to speak of and no real expertise to offer. Canada for instance doesn't really get hurricanes (none that I can remember). Plus as I said we're about 1/10th of your population spread over a larger land mass. And Canada is owed over 5 billion from being completley ripped off by the US in Softwood Lumber (so have your citizens) so many people here have lost jobs thanks to George Bush -- so whatever donation that could have been made can;t be while he was busy propping up bad logging businesses in the US making you pay more to build your houses and robbing us of jobs.

I think some other countries were a little surprised perhaps at how slow Bush was in reacting (once again on Vacation for heaven sake does this putz ever work) and then Bush likely figured well they''re just blacks so who cares? -- Sorry I don't like your president and perhaps others figure that if he's such a know it all he can fix it. The Republicans run a long line of black haters. When Regan awarded Martin Luther King Day a reporter asked him if he thought King was a communist -- Regan threw down the pencil and said well I guess we'll have to wait 30 years to find out. GIve the black man a holliday to appease them but don't really mean it.

The religious luney bin factory of Republicans is a disaster area. If this was a WHITE upper class region hit by a hurricane there would be paratroopers dropped with boats and food by the tens of thousands of troops. It's taken your putz of a president until today to finally do something useful.

I feel so bad for the people of New Orleans and surrounding areas to have such a sleazy inhumane unintelliegent illiterate boob running their lives and putting money into terrorism campains but no longer properly funding the disaster agency(I forget the name down there of the agency).

Sorry for my rant but it is such a pathetic response to this disaster - whatthe hell would happen if you had to deal with a nuclear or biological attack -- with all the so-called preparedness and money spent on homeland safety --- one wonders how much of the cash went the agency and how much went to make some fat cats obese.

[dean_martin]

-- with all the so-called preparedness and money spent on homeland safety ---

I don't mean to split hairs, RGA, but it's "homeland security" not "safety". Apparently there is a difference.