Posted on 08/30/2005 6:33:30 PM PDT by jmc1969
Russia is ready to assist the United States in dealing with the damage caused by hurricane Katrina, which has taken 68 lives so far and left behind a tremendous amount of devastation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message to U.S. President George Bush Tuesday.
"Russia deeply sympathizes with Americans, who faced a disaster of such a colossal scale, and is ready to offer necessary assistance," Putin said.
Putin asked Bush to extend his condolences to families and relatives of those killed in the disaster.
"Accept my sincere words of regret in connection with the natural calamity in the USA. I know that hurricane Katrina, which swept the southeast coast of the country, resulted in deaths, left tens of thousands of Americans without roofs over their heads, and caused substantial damage to the region's economy," the message said.
"Now, how long will it be before someone tries to take advantage of our distraction?"
I agree completely. You can be rest assured the terrorists are watching this closely.
Get your facts straight. A lot of countries, included Mexico, have offered help in your time of need. It is not that the world lacks the will to help you. But rather that the leader YOU chose, does not have the skill to handle the issue at hand. If the people trapped in New Orleans were rih company CEO's, the situation would be different. But of course, I'm sure that the majority of the people there being black and poor has nothing to do with the ineptitude of the federal government in sorting out this situation.
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