UN Official says US stingy in relief aid

The Washington Time ^

[misharu]

The Bush administration yesterday pledged $15 million to Asian nations hit by a tsunami that has killed more than 22,500 people, although the United Nations' humanitarian-aid chief called the donation "stingy."

"The United States, at the president's direction, will be a leading partner in one of the most significant relief, rescue and recovery challenges that the world has ever known," said White House deputy press secretary Trent Duffy.

[misharu]

We are giving 15 million to aid the relief and we get this?! Utterly, utterly incredible. How about we give nothing after the way we are treated in the world today!

[misharu]

Please remove. Dupe post.

[Angry Enough]

What they don't understand are the private relief efforts from charities (Christian and otherwise) that will be added to this sum. Other countries that don't have this ethic woven into their social fabric cannot understand it, think it all has to come from the government.

[No Surrender No Retreat]

The UN fails to understand charity begins at home. America for Americans we should never kiss the hands that will slaps us.

[asp1]

When I see what other countries are donating then I will decide whether this is STINGY or not. What unbelievable nerve this UN clown has calling US STINGY! We do more for other countries than any four countries combined and this is what we get for it. There is a lot to be said for isolationism.

[DustyMoment]

Stingy, huh? This from the agency at the center of the Oil-for-Food scandal - one of the worst scandals of our time.

Stingy!? From the agency that sat on its hands as Rwandans committed genocide against one another?

Stingy!!?? From the agency that sided with France, Germany, Mexico and Hans Blix about Saddam's WMD and believed that it was perfectly ok for him to murder, rape and torture as many Iraqis as he could?

Somehow, I don't think I want or need any moral approval for the aid we are providing from anyone associated with the UN.

[StonyBurk]

The UN and the ACLU two anti-American organs created by
the Democrats to destroy the United States. They are corrupt in all their ways.But we are told we must pay and
pay and pay yet again for the priveledge of their corruption

[tkathy]

Why is it that whenever these countries who vilify us, when they get in trouble, are immediately whining at our door for assistance?

[Puppage]

UN Official says US stingy in relief aid

How about the 15 BILLION to Africa to fight AIDS?

Hey, Useless UN...STFU!

[q_an_a]

i'm calling my congressman, senator and the white house and telling them to send more money, for relief, by ending our payments to the UN!! That should make this tax and spend UN official happy.

[o_zarkman44]

It is obvious the United Nothings only want American participation because we have and provide most of the money the UN needs to operate. Time to get out and let the Ungrateful Nobodys fend for themselves.

We don't give enough money????????? What an insult!!!!

[Angry Enough]

There ya' go!

[misharu]

Right on! Now THAT is a great idea!!

[Wonder Warthog]

"The UN and the ACLU two anti-American organs created by the Democrats Socialists to destroy the United States."

One slight correction.

[KenmcG414]

Giving $15m to the UN to administer aid to the victims is the same as flushing the money down the toilet. How can we trust them after the oil for food scam? to hell with the UN.

[An Old Marine]

Damn I hate the UN and all its works.....

How the hell do we get out of that cesspool!?!?!?!?

[Quilla]

Ain't that the truth! Brian Kilmeade was interviewing Colin Powell on Fox & Friends this morning. They were talking about the $15M in aid already promised for relief. The UN came up in a discussion of administering assistance. I wanted Brian to ask him how we could possibly trust the UN with any monies after the world class oil-for-food milking. But alas, he didn't. Someone sure needs to.

[Elkiejg]

Here's a contact site on the UN if you want to send this dork your thoughts: http://ochaonline.un.org/contactus.asp

[NeonKnight]

...and how much foreign aid did the US receive following multiple hurricane hits in Florida this year?

I can't remember...but I know the UN insured massive relieve efforts.

[NetValue]

Sent this morning:

To: Jan Egeland
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
and Emergency Relief Coordinator

I want you to be quiet.
I want you to take a few billion of the embezzled Oil-For-Food dollars and use it to support the tsunami victims.
I want you to be the FIRST to act when there is a disaster, not the first to shoot off your mouth.
I want you to stop slapping around the USA. No country on the face of the earth has freed more people, saved more lives, fed more people, or improved the standard of living across the globe.
All you do at the UN is talk, correct the grammar, shoot your mouth off, spend money, live it up, and lie to the world.
I want you and your ilk to get out of the US. You have worn out your welcome.