[ejdrapes]

Looks like the Brits are one up on the Frenchies. It's too bad the UN had to turn this into some sort of game with each country trying to "one-up" the other.

U.K. Pledges $95 Million to Aid Asia
Associated Press

LONDON — The British Government more than tripled its relief donation to victims of the Asian tidal wave Thursday, bringing its overall contribution to $95 million.

The Department for International Development said the government would add an extra 35 million pounds (US$67 million; euro49 million) to its already pledged 15 million pounds (US$29 million; euro21 million).[snip]

[Tempest]

Ebay should preside over the bidding war....

[mtbopfuyn]

That's cash only, we're also sending the not so cheap Marines.

[mlbford2]

All they are doing is giving back some of the oil for food money they stole.

[Docbarleypop]

i can just imaging France whispering to Kofi, "psst, Kofibuddy, could you spare a few mil from your swiss accounts to cover this for us?"

[RonPaulLives]

I read the headline wrong at first...thought it said "France: We're the No. 1 AIDS Donor." Made more sense that way. Oh well.

[Peach]

Note: France is giving loans. No just outright giving. They are giving LOANS.

[TomGuy]

Indonesia Needs Help, Death Toll Expected To Exceed 400,000

SE Asia may need much more. The figures are growing.

[VRWCTexan]

He also said France gives more development aid than all other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations — which includes the United States — when measured as a proportion of its economic output.

That's due to the fact that France's "economic output" sucks really bad!

[kahoutek]

Wanna read something funny?

They're going nuts at DU about this whole thing.

[Edgerunner]

I can't complain about an auction for who will donate the most. It's better for all concerned. As long as they cough it up quickly...It's needed NOW!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Sounds to me like they are finding a way to drain the oil-for-food bank account they had to kill the trail.

Viva La FUrance

[Muzzle_em]

"Pledging" money and actually "handing it over" are two different things.

I suspect they won't actually give more than the $135,000 they originally offered.

They suck.

[TommyDale]

The French words for "Aid Donor" and "Surrender Monkey" must be quite similar.

[rohtol]

I'm going to "Pledge" $200 Million.

It's in the mail.

[Beckwith]

AID, I don't know. AIDS, probably.

[Taliesan]

Other than the terrible tragedy that got it all started, this is really shaping up to be a great thing.

THe UN is subverted by the Bush administration (you have just GOT to admire Bush for his magnificent cowboy streak) and the other countries start COMPETING to give more foreign aide than the US.

How cool is that?

[Chgogal]

Go France! Now if you could just get your aircraft carrier there, I might be impressed. Just maybe. Don't count on it though.

[LibWhacker]

How much are they spending to save the Western world from fascism?

[Cicero]

I'm wondering how much of this money will go for anything useful, and how much will be ripped off.

[shubi]

While this is going on, you will notice that if there are any survivors in parts of Indonesia that is badly hit, they won't be getting much help until our Navy and Marines arrive with their helocopters.