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Well, if another country actually DOES send us some help ... it will be amazing and LONG overdue. We constantly send aid and assistance to ANY country who needs it, and we NEVER get ANY help.
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vanc...0-d2fc7db4b7dbQuote:
Originally posted by Twisterdog
Well, if another country actually DOES send us some help ... it will be amazing and LONG overdue. We constantly send aid and assistance to ANY country who needs it, and we NEVER get ANY help.
Let's see now.....Vancouver, BC KANADA has sent 45 people with truckloads of supplies plus there are many Noah's Wish volunteers that are heading down there to assist the abandoned animals....not to mention the thousands of dollars donated through different charities such as the Red Cross......does that count??? :confused:
I am sorry to say this but it is attitude like this that makes Americans dispised all over the world. I know the majority do not have this opinion but the few that do make their opinion know. And they scream it out loud and clear. If I am not mistaken there has been aide pouring in from all over the world.Quote:
Originally posted by Twisterdog
Well, if another country actually DOES send us some help ... it will be amazing and LONG overdue. We constantly send aid and assistance to ANY country who needs it, and we NEVER get ANY help.
Australia $7.7 million
Japan $500,000
Sri Lanka $25,000 (still recovering from the tsumani)
Undisclosed amounts from
Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, Cuba, need I continue?
Please check the facts before being so quick to jump the gun and say we NEVER get ANY help.
Well said kittycats_delight !!!
Saddly being from another Country esp. Canada, there r too many times that certain members of a country accuse us of doing nothing.
I don't know how many times I've heard Canada didn't help out in the war. We still have soldiers out there too. We just don't publish it all over the tv. And our army is more Peace Keeping then anything. Thats just the way we are. But some of our people did fight.
This house has donated money to the Red Cross to help aid Americans in this sad time & for the war.
For the longest time, it seemed like the US hasn't gotten much help from other countries, but the US hasn't experenced such a devistating event as the aftermath of Katrina. I do believe (correct me if I am wrong though) that this is one of, if not the worst damage the US has experenced due to a natural (or man made) disaster. I think it's the most expensive as far as property damage, and from what I've seen the most costly in terms of human and animal life. I've noticed that the US generally has a policy of "We can fix things ourselves" but I don't think anyone has that attitude now. How many offers of aid has the US refused over the years? Maybe someone should look into that.
I'm not old enough to remember but did the US recieve forign aid for the big San Fransisco earthquake? Did the US get help for 9/11? (I honestly don't remember if we got aid or not). I do know that several countries around the world support the War on Terror and have donated money and resources to the cause.
A lot of the world supports the United States, even though some may not agree with our polices. The US has done a lot of good for the world, and even though there have been poor dicisions made by our government that may overshadow that fact, the US has it's long term supporters. Not everyone "Hates America" as some people would like to believe. In fact, I don't think very many countries actually "Hate" us but they do disagree with us on some things and as far as I know, disagreeing with someone is not a crime and dispite disagreements, countries like Cuba (a sworn enemy of the US at one point in history) are sending us help. That has to tell you something about how the US is viewed.
What about that wacky gal they've sent to the CA BBQ for the last two years???:eek: ;)Quote:
Originally posted by slick
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Let's see now.....Vancouver, BC KANADA has sent 45 people with truckloads of supplies plus there are many Noah's Wish volunteers that are heading down there to assist the abandoned animals....not to mention the thousands of dollars donated through different charities such as the Red Cross......does that count??? :confused:
KCD,
Most of the planet don't like the U.S. anyway.
Most of the time we do not give a good account of ourselves when we visit other countries and some of the ill will gets put on everyone from the U.S..
A few weeks ago I was at a car rental business when some woman with an easily recognizable accent went BALLISTIC at the price she paid for gas-she left the gas tank half empty and they filled it up and charged her beau coup dollars-that wasn't the first time I had seen someone get screwed with their clothes on.
She went on and on and I was becoming embarrassed just sitting there listening..
And then I gave her a pass because I have seen AH Americans act just as stupidly in other places....so god knows the way we treat people when we go to other countries.
:confused:
i heard america refused to take money from anywhere around the world. i didnt believe it at first, but ive heard it from soooo many people!!!:mad:
The United States is accepting offers of assistance, depending on the type of aid offered (No, we're not accepting Russia's Search and Rescue teams, they're normally military, and we're probably not going to accept Castro's aid of 1100 docs)
Just because you have heard it from sooo many people doesn't make it true.
Yes, please ... continue. And when you do, make sure you add up all the billions of dollars of foreign aid the United States provides every single year without fail, and has done so for most of our history. Then add up all the aid those countries have sent to us in our history. You will see a HUGE discrepancy ... HUGE.Quote:
Originally posted by kittycats_delight
I am sorry to say this but it is attitude like this that makes Americans dispised all over the world. I know the majority do not have this opinion but the few that do make their opinion know. And they scream it out loud and clear. If I am not mistaken there has been aide pouring in from all over the world.
Australia $7.7 million
Japan $500,000
Sri Lanka $25,000 (still recovering from the tsumani)
Undisclosed amounts from
Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, Cuba, need I continue?
Please check the facts before being so quick to jump the gun and say we NEVER get ANY help.
My mom who lives in Italy said that the US is REFUSING offers of help from Italy. Dunno why?
Governments line up to help after Katrina
03 Sep 2005 15:43:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
Sept 3 (Reuters) - Hurricane Katrina has devastated New Orleans and U.S. Gulf Coast states, killing hundreds of people and possibly thousands, and drawing support pledges from rich and poor, traditional friends and foes of the United States.
The State Department said offers of help had been received from: Australia, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.
International organisations also offered help ranging from medical teams to tents to cash donations. They include NATO, the Organisation of American States, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Health Organization.
A State Department official said a needs assessment was being done to determine which offers would be accepted.
The United Nations has offered to help coordinate international relief. Following is a list of some of the aid offered by governments.
ASIA
AUSTRALIA: "We're going to provide A$10 million and the bulk of that money, if not all of it, will go to the American Red Cross," said Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer. The Australian government said there may be up to 24 Australians trapped in Louisiana in the aftermath of Katrina.
CHINA: China offered $5 million in aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina which devastated the Gulf Coast ahead of President Hu Jintao's U.S. visit. If needed, the Chinese government is also prepared to send rescue workers, including medical experts, officials said.
JAPAN: Will provide $200,000 to the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Japan will also identify needs in affected regions via the U.S. government and will provide up to $300,000 in emergency supplies such as tents, blankets and power generators if it receives requests for such assistance, the ministry said.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces, responding to requests by the United States Texas Army National Guard, has sent three Chinook helicopters to Fort Polk, Louisiana, to help in relief efforts. The government said the Chinooks will help to ferry supplies and undertake airlift missions.
SOUTH KOREA: Has pledged aid and is waiting for a U.S. response, a government official said. "We have sent our intention to offer recovery aid," a Foreign Ministry official said on Friday.
SRI LANKA: Will donate $25,000 to the American Red Cross.
AMERICAS
CANADA: Offered to help in any way it can and the navy is preparing a ship full of emergency disaster relief supplies to be sent when a request comes.
CUBA: Cuban President Fidel Castro offered to fly 1,100 doctors to Houston with 26 tonnes of medicine to treat disaster victims.
MEXICO: Is sending 15 truckloads of water, food and medical supplies via Texas and the Mexican navy has offered to send two ships, two helicopters and 15 amphibious vehicles.
VENEZUELA: President Hugo Chavez, a vocal critic of the United States, offered to send cheap fuel, humanitarian aid and relief workers to the disaster area.
EUROPE:
EUROPEAN UNION: EU countries are ready to give the United States oil if it requests help, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Friday. But British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said this was not what the EU had in mind when it discussed how to help.
FRANCE: Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said France was ready to offer support, telling TF1 television: "We have rescue teams based in the Caribbean and we are naturally ready to provide aid to the Americans, and that is what we have told them."
GERMANY: Has offered mobile units to provide clean water, military hospital facilities and medical aid.
ITALY: Has offered to "immediately" send aid and evacuation specialists, Italy's civil protection unit said. Authorities have prepared two military transport planes to fly amphibious vessels, pumps, generators, tents and personnel to New Orleans and other areas. They were awaiting word from U.S. officials, the unit said.
NETHERLANDS: Will provide teams for inspecting dykes and for identifying victims if there is a formal request from the United States. It will also send a frigate from Curacao to New Orleans shortly to provide emergency assistance, the government said.
RUSSIA: Has offered to help with rescue efforts, but is still awaiting a reply from Washington. "Above all with heavy transport planes, which can be loaded with helicopters and generators -- as there is no electricity in the area of the catastrophe," Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
SPAIN: Expects to receive a formal request to release gasoline stocks to the United States and is prepared to grant it, an Industry Ministry spokesman said.
SWEDEN: The Rescue Authority said it was on stand-by to supply water purifying equipment, healthcare supplies and emergency shelters if needed.
MIDDLE EAST
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Refining, a Houston-based subsidiary of state oil firm Saudi Aramco, will donate $5 million to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
QATAR: Pledged $100 million in aid to the disaster victims, the official QNA news agency reported. (For more news about emergency relief visit Reuters AlertNet http://www.alertnet.org email: [email protected]; +44 207 542 2432) (Compiled by Matthew Bigg in London)