Bull$hit.
Yes, the War on Terror is important, and the war in Iraq is important...but everything in the whole damn world doesn't correlate to it. Sheesh. Keep a lid on your fanaticism.
I was not referring to the war on terror, but the world's response to the loss of great numbers of human lives, which in some instances could have been prevented. The present diaster occurring in more than one country complicates rescue efforts exponentially with each country seeking aid from unaffected countries without some central direction to maximize the aid efforts. It is not unusual to use military forces to provide the necessary services and logistics needed in cleanups after natural disasters. Indeed, military forces are masters of logistics which are necessary in droughts or floods or earthquakes. If US forces were not totally committed in Afghanistan and Iraq, more resources could have been thrown into the current disaster.