Posted on 12/29/2004 3:18:19 PM PST by GretchenM
As the Asian quake and tsunami death toll topped 100,000 and is rising, President Bush said the United States' initial grant of $35 million in SE Asia was 'only the beginning of our aid.' He said the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international coalition to coordinate worldwide relief and reconstruction efforts for the Asian region. Aid agencies today warned disease will also cause massive casualties among the survivors as the biggest relief effort in history began.
The president took issue with Jan Egeland, the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator who called the US "stingy" in regard to helping other nations. (Egeland later said his remarks were misinterpreted.) Bush noted that the United States provided $2.4 billion "in food, in cash, in humanitarian relief to cover the disasters for last year. ... That's 40 percent of all the relief aid given in the world last year."
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island!
Man, look at all the mistakes! Was trying to hurry so I could go cook dinner. Nest time I will preview.
Happy New Year
Thanks a lot, snugs. Have only been flitting in and out here for the last week and missed all the birthday wishes. They are very much appreciated.
Thanks, snugs! I don't know what happened to the PC lately ... I do know I've got a video driver device conflict. Apparently it's chewing into the animation capacity. It helps to narrow down the problem to know it's visible on another PC.
Piggy back PING! No photos today...
1st??? *L*
*sigh* Anyway, Happy New Year rintense. I hope things are well with you. You are very much in our thoughts and prayers.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. It has been a difficult past few weeks and I appreciate and continue to ask for your prayers.
You can rest assured, my dear, that you remain in our thoughts and prayers. I believe that God does not allow more than we can handle, but even with that belief I have found myself from time to time asking Him are You sure about this?
Appreciate your post.
At work the other day one of my coworkers was talking about Iraq and how we shouldn't be there.
My comment these days is: If you knew then what you know now, would you have taken out Hitler?
Shuts them up instantly.
***not putting pressure on you or hubby is important....***
Thanks for your encouragement. My goal is NOT to put pressure on hubby . . . to get us settled ASAP. He's working sooo hard now to get house stuff done, and work to PAY for the house, I want to show him I can take care of the 'inside' stuff.
RE: Clintoon in the WH--his DISrespectful actions make it especially refreshing (that's not a strong enought word!) to have our dear President in there, the Pres. who RESPECTS the office.
Any time I see the toon on TV it makes me want to puke. Hillary is no better!
:)
For You Democrats Who Lurk on FR:
Please Keep Up Your Bit--ing on Bush. It is doing us
Republicans a World Of Good As You Show Yourselves The
Stupid and Shallow People You Are.
Kofi Annan Is Nowhere To Be Found, Out On A Ski Vacation.
With the UN Sitting On Their A--.
Bush Has Been Spending Days Getting Aid And Countries
Together To Help Tsunami Victims.
Why Hasn't The UN Put Into Place Warning Systems Like We
Have Off The Pacific. I Guess They Would Rather Support
and Fund Saddam Hussein and Those Who Hate Freedom ie
Oil For Food Scandal.
Hey there! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes! But it's the 28th. ;) And this year was the big 3-0 AAAHHH!!!
Thanks for the dose!
I received a handwritten (well autopen...lol) letter from the President today thanking me for my work on the campaign. It was wonderful!
Happy New Year everyone!
And we thank you too for your work on the campaign.
Happy New Year
I received the same form of letter as you did and even though it uses some fancy techware to get my name in there as handwritten-looking, and is photocopied, I am glad I now have a (handwritten) letter from President George W. Bush thanking me for my efforts to get him re-elected.
OMG, I can't believe you remembered! Thank you
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/12/20041226.html
Thanks. I just KNEW I had heard SOMETHING.
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