Japan has only coughed up $1 million? That is horrendous!!!!
We pumped billions into Japan after the war. Our military bases add billions to their economy each and every year. I lived there and love Japan but if that is how they return the favor in our hour of need then to heck with them. Close our bases, bring our boys home and let them negotiate with North Korea on their own. -----Original Message----- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I heard on the news this AM that John Grisham donated $5 mil. In camparison to Japan, who gave us $1 mil. Ken Ketsdever wrote: > I heard on the news that the US has accepted all offers of relief. > Including > > $25,000 from Indonesia; > > The list I heard has several third world countries sending sums from > $25,000 - $100,000 each. > > It's amazing that many individuals in the US have donated $1 million or > more. Individuals being able to offer more than entire nations. I am not > complaining about the third world nations not having money to donate, > but rather am amazed at the wealth of some of the citizens of this > country. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:07 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Where Is The Leadership? > > the US would not accept relief? Why the hell not? Those people need > SOMETHING. Are you kidding me? The US turned down relief? > > On 9/2/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I think that right now it looks like an utter failure of a relief > > effort. > >>I know the US wouldn't accept help from world aid organisations, but >>maybe they should ask for it. >> >>It's crazy what is going on, and how this situation has spiraled out >>of control. I would never expect this in the US. In some small third >>world country yes, but not the US. >> >>Looting in a disaster is a fact, as long as the area has poor people, >>and what city doesn't, there will be looting.As warring gang factions >>get together, there's going to be shooting. >> >>What surprises me too is the extent of the poverty that we see now >>existed in New Orleans. It's something that I've never seen evidence >>of, or heard spoken about before. >> >> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173129 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
