Re: 40M for Bush Inauguration and 15M for Tsunami Disaster WAS Re: Bush accused of undermining the UN with aid coalition

From: James Beck (jim_at_reallykillersystems.com)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:57:10 GMT

In article <cr46kr$4k4$6@titan.btinternet.com>,
notfranz.heymann@btopenworld.com says...
>
> "Morituri-|-Max" <newage@sendarico.net> wrote in message
> news:cO8Bd.27949$3v5.22225@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> > Franz Heymann wrote:
> > > "Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uvn9t0l92343vt559sr3hiqi4bp99sbtfu@4ax.com...
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > >>> Geesh, I doubt the French (or other OLD EUROPE countries) have
> the
> > >>> airlift capability or the military resources to quickly supply
> the
> > >>> damaged regions with supplies (certainly not nearly the
> capability
> > >>> of the US.)
> > >
> > > So far I have not noticed much by way of american planes mixed up
> with
> > > the European planes which are actually flying in the aid.
> > > You will, of course put up a magnificent effort, but only after
> you
> > > have been shamed into doing so.
> > >
> > > Franz
> >
> > As a former Air Force member I have to disagree here Franz,
> respectfully. Also
> > if you are saying the USA has to be shamed into helping other
> people, I submit
> > you do not understand americans. Bill Gates alone has endowed his
> foundation
> > with $23 billion dollars and has pledged more than $7 billion
> dollars in a few
> > years. So I again submit that the USA as a country has given far
> more help to
> > the world than some people suggest.
>
> I am talking specifically about aid to the disaster areas where the
> tsunami wreaked such havoc. The following three numbers for aid
> promised comes from this morning's Times:
>
> USA 18 M UKP
> UK 50 M UKP
> France 31 M UKP
> Spain 35 M UKP
>
> The list is quite long, but the four I quoted makes my point quite
> clearly. The USA is lagging badly. Undoubtedly it will get off its
> arse after it has been publicly shamed. They troublr is that it takes

Once again, speaking out of your arse, huh?
Initial pledges are not grand totals.
Pledging to throw a billion dollars now wouldn't make any sense.
Last check we are up to 350 million dollars pledged.
You see how it works?
A disaster happens, we pledge an initial amount of money, that is to get
the ball rolling, we then asses what amount of need exists when WE get
there, then we make adjustments to the amount of aid we will provide.
Name ONE disaster where the US didn't come through.

I think you should be ashamed that you think we are some how obligated
to meet YOUR idea of what our response should be.

                Jim

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