Terrible analogy because it's not even remotely close to the same situation.
If the Sri Lankans "see it that way" as you put it, then they are so incredibly delusional its ridiculous. I don't see how you can possibly defend this as logical thinking. > *shrug* > > Plenty of help coming from other places. > Would the US ever accept help from Al Qaeda operatives in the event of a > disaster? > > I'm sure the Sri Lankans see it the same way. > They accepted the food and medical supplies. > > -Gel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > How devistating can it be when a country is willing to let it's people die > in order to play politics. These are human beings that > need help. A country is offering help. That help is being rejected. > > Sri Lanka Rejects Israeli Aid Personnel > > Despite diplomatic efforts to send a sizable medical team to Sri Lanka to > establish a field hospital to aid victims of Sunday's > earthquake and the resulting aftershocks and tsunamis, Sri Lankan > officials have rejected the Israeli aid and the end result will be > a humanitarian aid flight leaving Israel tonight carrying medications and > other required supplies, but no rescue personnel. > > Even though Israel and Sri Lanka do not maintain diplomatic ties, > following the enormous tragedy that impacted the area, Israel > began making preparations to dispatch military and civilian personnel to > the area. Despite the staggering death toll and large > number of missing and injured, Sri Lankan officials are not willing to > permit an Israeli delegation to land. > > http://arutzsheva.com/news.php3?id=74312 > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141036 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
