Posted on 09/01/2005 3:12:41 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
Upon reflection, you are probably right. Aid, as I pointed out in another post, doesnt have to be material wealth..
Send Peanut Butter!
None left in NO.
Castro is a pig who should be fed to the sharks. Nevertheless, he evacuated his people from the low-lying areas during this hurricane season.
It's pathetic that the city of New Orleans did not make available free buses for the residents and tourists to leave before the storm.
Even worse, the city did not have a rational evacuation plan.
1. They wouldn't be free.
2. Is it the government's responsibility to protect people from stupid behavior?
Do you think that leaving the sick, the elderly, and poor behind is the American way?
No of course they do; I should have been clear: it's a local or state responsibility not federal. I was thinking federal because of the reference to Castro, where the federal socialist leviathon does everything.
I wouldn't be too proud to take from those countries that offered help. Especially from the ones that never lifted a finger in Iraq.
"Fired our cannon till the barrel melted down
so we grabbed an alligator and fired another round"
That is precisely what I was hearing when I posted previously.
I was not rude to you and I appreciate the same in return. This is civilized discussion, right?
I certainly would hope when they have the means and the infrastructure to get the oil out of the ground and transported, we will have some claim, whether it be legal or moral.
Right now we should be thanking God we are a wealthy country. And thank those who have offered aid instead of poisoning our souls with anger towards those who have not.
I agree that their prayers are enough. We don't know how many countries have called to offer such to President Bush. And we shouldn't assume others do not have us in their prayers.
As I posted before, we should be thanking God for what we have instead of allowing anger towards others poison our soul.
At least you and I are alive, we have power and hopefully, family and friends around us. More than many on the Gulf can say.
That's what I was thinking, too. But let's not be afraid or hesitant to call in some chips.
Lets call them in from some who can really help. Let's start in the developed world!
I have faith many other countries will come forward. Too much energy wasted on hatred tonight. Pray for those in harm's way. And for those facing the grim prospect of rebuilding everything they have.
Maybe it was mentioned in a later part of the thread, but I heard Saudi Arabia mentioned as a country who offered when I watched the news earlier.
It is good to allow other peoples of the world to offer assistance. They want to help. The people stuck in this mess have no idea how much help is on the way. They'll soon find out how we can help them make an even bigger mess (for a little while). Sloppy charity, but charity nonetheless.
Today, Jacques Chirac offered France’s help for New Orleans. He said he would send in French troops to surrender to the looters.
The U.S. doesn't accept handouts. We didn't take any after 9/11, did we? If we want to be a superpower, we have to take care of these things without assistance.
MMy memory may be faulty but I seem to remember search teams and dogs from other countries at the WTC.
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