It's good to be US

In the immediate aftermath of the Asian tsunami, the early words of the New York Times and Washington Post were not a plea to Americans to open up their pocket books and be generous to the afflicted. No, the tragedy was viewed as an immediate opportunity to criticize President Bush as being "slow to respond" by waiting several days to have a press conference to offer words of condolence. As if words could actually do something. Others carped that it was a lost opportunity to win back the affections of Muslims around the world. Further whining was done by Jan Egeland of the U.N. about how stingy Western countries were and how American tax rates were to low. Even now, with every media communiqué we read regarding American's leading the effort in disaster relief, the remarks are prefaced by our slow initial response.

In the immediate aftermath of the Asian tsunami, the early words of the New York Times and Washington Post were not a plea to Americans to open up their pocket books and be generous to the afflicted.

Gallagher has his head on straight. The NYSlimes and WaPo are so immersed in collectivist thinking and government reliance that it probably never even OCCURRED to them to think of, let alone appreciate, the phenomenal volunteerism and private enterprising of INDIVIDUALS which is what REALLY makes America great.

The faces of mercy. Those eyes .. they have seen the unimaginable. God Bless the most decent and giving military in the world from America .. the greatest country on the face of the earth.

Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 4, 2005) - Sailors return to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aboard an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter after spending the day assisting in humanitarian relief efforts at the Bande Aceh Airport, Sumatra Indonesia. Medical teams from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site located on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base, in Banda Aceh, Sumatra. The two teams worked together with members of the Australian Air Force to provide initial medical care to victims of the Tsunami-stricken coastal regions. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jason L. Frost

Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 4, 2005) - Sailors and aid workers work together to load food and relief supplies at Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Medical teams from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set-up a triage site located on Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base, in Banda Aceh, Sumatra. The two teams worked together with members of the Australian Air Force to provide initial medical care to victims of the Tsunami-stricken coastal regions. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jacob J. Kirk

Indian Ocean (Jan. 5, 2005) – Sailor's aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepare to load jugs of purified water on board an awaiting HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2). The water jugs will be flown to regions isolated by the Tsunami in Sumatra, Indonesia. Helicopters assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and Sailors from Abraham Lincoln are conducting humanitarian operations in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley

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