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To: weegie

I don't think the US is exclusively generous, but your numbers are flat out wrong.

The 7 billion from Japan is the FY 03/04 number, while the 6.9 billion from the US is the 1997 number. It's comparing apples to oranges. Corrected numbers (from ODA site):

2003

United states $15.8 billion
Japan $8.9 billion
France $7.3 billion


Also from global issues.org: "Since 1992, Japan had been the largest donor of aid, in terms of raw dollars. That was until 2001 when the United States reclaimed that position, a year that also saw Japan's amount of aid drop by nearly 4 billion dollars "

On a little side note, it is interesting that in raw dollars, the US was second behind Japan during the entire Clinton administration.


100 posted on 12/30/2004 6:54:40 AM PST by Hoodlum91
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To: Hoodlum91

Alway happy to be corrected with facts rather than emotions.

appreciated - genuinely


105 posted on 12/30/2004 6:58:43 AM PST by weegie
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To: Hoodlum91

Lets have weegie investigated for providing false federal figures against federal figure law.


116 posted on 12/30/2004 7:14:31 AM PST by shubi (Peace through superior firepower.)
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