> It's also amazing how some choose to take the deaths and devestation in Asia > to push a > political agenda.
Yes, yes it is. > It's perhaps sad how this has turned into a 'America saving the world, the > world hates us' type > thread. So you've successfully avoided my questions...well done. ;-) FWIW, I don't think the US is saving the world, in fact I never said that we were. I don't think we should be/should have been spending millions in an effort to make a paper tiger out of Saddam and then oust him with a war. I also don't think that the US spends enough on humanitarian aid or on ways of making that aid more available. Additionally if the US has committed to .7% GNP for humanitarian aid, then we should pony up. It's what we said we would do. But what I _do_ think is that it is a royal pain in the ass that every time the US opens its checkbook, we get shat upon for doing so. I think it is unconscionable that there are governments (including ours) that will withhold aid based on the other participants or the recipients. I don't like the attitude that those receiving aid (from many sources) would single out a particular source and say, "not you." -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141089 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
