Posted on 12/29/2004 8:37:28 AM PST by areafiftyone
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush said Tuesday the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international coalition to coordinate worldwide relief and reconstruction efforts for the Asian region ravaged by a deadly earthquake and tsunamis.
``We will stand with them as they start to rebuild their communities,'' Bush said from his Texas ranch in his first comments on the disaster Sunday that so far has killed more than 67,000.
Bush pledged a multifaceted response from the United States that goes far beyond the $35 million initially pledged, including U.S. military manpower and damage surveillance teams in the short term and long-term rebuilding assistance.
He also called on Americans to private donate cash to relief organizations to augment the response.
``This has been a terrible disaster. It is beyond our comprehension,'' the president said.
Let's show the world what the USA is all about. No rhetoric, just plain action!
We have sent 12 ships from the Pacific Fleet to the affected areas although, despite the title, this isn't mentioned in the article.
yea,and the libs are still gonna complain saying its "unilateral" or somethin with them nothing is a surprise anymore
Soon the "world community" will be condemning our occupation of Thailand and Sri Lanka.
The libs will conclude we were shamed into it by the UN. (gag)
Whoa, whoa, whoa... this is not what the Marines are for.
Marines are the hit men of the USA. Why are we turning them into a meals on wheels project ?
What, no Europeans?! What are we going to do without Norway's ambulance or Germany's first-aid kit?!
Now if he'd just send em into Camden we'd see some change at home....
Can someone please answer me why the Governor has not sent in the national guard there?
we'll see,i think this wave woulda been awesome to see...not to sound morbid,but looking at big mother nature stuff and you just truly see the awe of it..cause every once in the while..earth shows us just how small we really are
Never in the history of the world has any soldier sacrificed more for the freedom and liberty of total strangers than the American soldier. And, our soldiers don't just give freedom abroad, they preserve it for us here at home.
For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag.
No one should dare to even think about being the Commander in Chief of this country if he doesn't believe with all his heart that our soldiers are liberators abroad and defenders of freedom at home.
Truth to tell, without the United States, the world would go to hell in a handbasket. For reasons too numerous and too obvious to count, people hate us. I imagine that they would take our help in a hot minute.
Just random thoughts from a "stingy" American FReeper.
Marines are not doctors, nurses, social workers, or donut dollies....they are our finest combat assault troops....
If the president wanted to take over Thailand, Sri Lanka, or N Korea these are the guys to send...
This is wrong to send Marines
imo
Marines have the training to take control of a situation and to protect the innocent, including the doctors, nurses, social workers, etc.
Their job is not to assault anyone, but to protect.
I'm sure the Marines will be maintaining social order and operating heavy equipment for a short term. Nothing wrong with that.
It is within our capability to lend a helping hand in a time of great need, and the PR aint too bad either.
The Marines are for whatever the Commander-in-Chief determines they are for. No doubt they are the only forces readily available and trained to handle the mass confusion that is setting in over there. We should just be happy they aren't being asked to trade in their camo helmets for sky blue ones as they land.
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