[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Offers, pledges etc. are adjectives of B.S.

Russia offered aid and the USA turned it down.

We need an official accounting of "offers of aid", the ACCEPTANCE of the offers and some totals.

Until the aid is received and USED, these are all shallow words.

Some nations may offer aid and never deliver it. The USA may never accept it.

I am a numbers guy. I want facts. Offer, accpetance, actually received and used, and totals.

[Clara Lou]

Russia offered aid and the USA turned it down.
I believe that this is a myth. Unfortunately, I can't provide a link.

[George W. Bush]

Russia offered aid and the USA turned it down.

Condi denied categorically that anyone has been turned down.

She also said that aid offers need to be matched to identified needs in the disaster area. It really was one of her best press conferences.

You should also keep in mind that this country last received foreign aid during the Revolutionary War. We don't have any protocol for accepting foreign aid for domestic crises.