Aid Collections For New Orleans and Rest Of Southeastern USA

[Whoha]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Why should they? I know you must be joking.
For one thing, right now, stick that area on the map, see what it includes.
Texas, just a for instance, is the size of France and England combined.
This devastated area is much larger than Texas.


And Sava, our government has in the past, and will continue to make supplies, and rebuilding loans available.
So don't even.
Again, lets be clear on this question.

WHAT are OTHER nations going to do?

Israel,Russia,Canada,Japan,France,Saudi Arabia,Venezuela are so far offering what help that they can. But by and large it will be our military that responds to this.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Jack_www
Will you guys make donations to Red Cross for this diasster?

Sure, though none of the local relief organisations has said anything about this specific disaster.

Sure you have more properties damaged, but more people got stomped to death in Iraq just yesterday. Don't forget that the US is the richest country. People will think, "The US... don't they have loads of $?"

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Jonny
Venezuela offers fuel, food to hurricane-hit US

The offer is most likely a comparative drop in the bucket, but he sure knows how to play the propaganda game...

Chavez offers help and you insult him?

Jonny boy, you're being a complete *******.

[Whoha]

Chavez is quick to use this event for himself though:

http://asia.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-09-01T004759Z_01_MOL102882_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-WEATHER-KATRINA-CHAVEZ-DC.XML

"CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a vocal critic of the U.S. government, on Wednesday called President Bush a "cowboy" who had failed to manage the Hurricane Katrina disaster and evacuate victims.

"That government had no evacuation plan, it is incredible, the first power in the world that is so involved in Iraq ... and left its own population adrift," Chavez said in a cabinet meeting broadcast live on television."

[Urban Ranger]

Chavez is a genius, at least in public relations.

[chequita guevara]

Chavez is right, though.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Chavez is right, though.

This plus his previous offer of assistance to the US.

Double whamy on Mr Bush.

[chequita guevara]

What I don't get, is why the mayor of NO or the govenor of LA doesn't simply accept the help instead of waiting for Shrub to have someone tell him to accept it. Embarress the ****ing Fed's into doing the right thing.

[Theben]

Probably would count as an international treaty of some sort.

[Whoha]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Chavez is right, though.

What should Bush have done?

[Jack_www]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Chavez is right, though.

Right???? In the short time they had they were able to evacuate 80% of the people in New Orleans. The ones that could not or would not leave because they thought they could ride out the strom are going to be evacuated. What else could have been done? Chavez is an idiot and I think many will see through this. The only people who will take any stock in it is people who already hate the US or hate Bush. I think it is disgusting that any world leaders are using the death of thousands and the destruction of millions of people's home to get good public relations.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Whoha
What should Bush have done?

Not reducing the emergency fund by 44% in four years? Following the fricking suggested plan in 2004, instead of reducing it by 80% ?

Granted, it's not Bush alone who did this. It's the entire "small government" ideology.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Jack_www
The ones that could not or would not leave because they thought they could ride out the strom are going to be evacuated.

Cite?

[Jack_www]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
What I don't get, is why the mayor of NO or the govenor of LA doesn't simply accept the help instead of waiting for Shrub to have someone tell him to accept it. Embarress the ****ing Fed's into doing the right thing.

This makes no sense to me. I think it is great that other countries want to help, but the Federal government has billions of dollars that it can spend to help the victims right now. The whole country is coming togather to help the victoms of this diaster. It is not like anyone is going to die because Bush refused help from other countries. If I where president I would accept it, but I dont think it is that big of a deal. Besides the aid is a drop in the ocean compared to what the government and charity is bring to the area.

[Jack_www]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Cite?

I am going by quotes of government officals , like the mayor, on the news. All though it is all guess, but most people who wanted out got out, the ones left did not want to leave or like I said could not get out of the city because of health problems or they too poor, ect