Posted on 12/27/2004 4:03:18 PM PST by Dallas59
Oh BS.
The list of donors for this organization says it all (notice that one donor is the US State Dept...):
http://www.iucn.org/about/donors.htm
In the beginning the universe was created. This has made a lot of people angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
The immediate coastline is a dangerous place. Both storms and tsunami. To a degree it's simply bringing up an issue of personal responsibility. In this country we're still basically subsidizing people to live on the immediate coastline.
I'm speechless, no mention of Bush, no mention of Republicans, I can't believe we're not being blamed for this,,,,tick tick tick tick tick, just a matter of time before some dimwit dem decides to blame Repubs, what did blather have to say about this?
"I'm amazed...nothing about Bush or America...yet.."
It is amazing. I watched two network news shows tonight and neither one mentioned anything connecting this with Bush.
Ah HA!!!! The real reason for the tragedy!!!
I bet you Euro-weenies have been monkeying with the O-Zone, too.
And the global warming thing - just so you toads can have more shrimp. Tsk tsk. Shame on you.
And here we were thinking that GWB caused all of this.
Whew!
Schmucks.
LVM
At least, he blamed European shrimp-eaters as the cause of the problem...
"...if we had only signed Kyoto."(wringing hands furiously while weeping aloud and nashing my teeth)
If the governments concerned had tsunami warning systems in place, thousands of lives could have been saved - I guess now they will try to blame America/Bush for not providing the money.
The taxes at the coastal resorts must be sizable - but given the corruption of the officials little probably finds its way into anything that could have warned the coastal areas.
Well, it's still early.
Seems to be a fairly accurate assessment of the event.
Just like the idiots who live in the coastlines in S>E> USA knowing full well that a hurrican will destroy their homes every few years (then they want us to pay for their stupidity!)
I am NOT refering to the fishermen of these countries, but the govts and others who knowingly build tourist attractions in disaster prone areas.
They are the one who cry the loudest at how much $$$ it cost them to re-build.
The fishermen know how to live with their environment - and they accept the risks that come with it.
Where income is absolutely dependent on foreign tourism...I don't think the indigenous human population was thinking about animals, reefs or other natural occurrences when they built "luxury" resorts.
Let me guess, it's Bush's fault.
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