Wednesday, January 05, 2005

Stingy...

Stingy?? So this is what the U.N. thinks about the tsunami relief that the U.S. Government has pledged. They felt this after the initial $16 million dollar pledge. I think we can all recall that the day after the tsunami struck the death toll was estimated to be between 3000 and 6000. As the reality of the devastation and loss of life the pledge grew to $350 million. That amount does not even take into account the 20 Navy ships and dozens of cargo planes and helicopters. Throw into that the $215 million that has been pledged by U.S. companies and individuals. I also found it odd that as “hated around the world” as the United States is, who was the first call for help went to? Stingy? I sure don’t think so…

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