Correct. Thank you.
Wire story updated:Bush said he talked to the leaders in the affected region and was working to target initial relief efforts to the things those leaders most needed.
Bush also said he was concerned the Asian region wasn't prepared with a warning system that foretold the massive tsunamis and that he supported creation of a worldwide warning system. ``It makes sense for the world to come together to develop a warnings system to help all nations,'' he said.
The president also pointedly dismissed a United Nation official's suggestion that rich nations like the United States have been ``stingy'' in relief efforts. ``I felt like the person who made that statement was very misguided and ill informed,'' Bush said. "
Thwack ! LOL. Today, President Bush, after dressing down that UN jerk, announced that he had, in effect, circumvented the UN by putting together his own "Disaster Relief Coalition" with Japan, Australia and India.
Isn't it ironic that every insignificant reporter and insipid bureaucrat everywhere feel free to condemn the US at will.... We either do too much or we don't do enough, we're arrogant or imperialistic. Some even say we think we're the world's policeman. Well, if we aren't, then how come every time the world dials 911, it rings in the good ol U.S.A. ?