International Relief?

[Kurt]

I'm not sure who started the nasty rumor that no countries were offering assistance.

It was RO. :nono1:

 

[Paula]

I was very touched when I saw the countries that were offering help, especially Sri Lanka. I didn't expect that we would get so much support and am very glad I was wrong.

BTW, add Russia to the list.

Edit: Whoops, Russia was already on the list.

I wasn't surprised at all. People and countries rarely forget who helped them before. History shows that even countries that have very little will offer money and resources to countries in need (and sacrifice their own needs), especially if they have been the recipients of help in the past.

 

[Cil]

It was RO. :nono1:

And I guess ::cough cough:: RO (and others) missed post #17, from last night.

I never doubted that we would be offered help.

 

[Paula]

I also read that countries that were devastated by the tsunami are also sending relief to the U.S.

 

[BeachDreamer]

I also read that countries that were devastated by the tsunami are also sending relief to the U.S.

I just heard that we have received offers of assistance from Cuba. :shock: How cool is that!

 

[RiverOtter]

It was RO. :nono1:

Hey.... at the time I posted that nobody had stepped up. Obviously they read my post and felt the pressure

 

[Miss Kitty]

Hey.... at the time I posted that nobody had stepped up. Obviously they read my post and felt the pressure

I must defend RO...seeing as I was the FIRST person to respond to his query. At the time of my response, I was very frustrated and cycnical. The U.N. has hardly been able to step up to the plate over the years. I was glad to see so many of you felt that the world would come to our aid. I remain happily surprised at the amount of outpouring from the world community. As I have stated, this is the best outcome for all involved and luckily our government has decided to open it's arms and accept the aid of others.

RO, et.al...please keep asking the questions. I, for one, learn a lot from everyone and would be the first to retract an opinion once I learn more about the facts.

One question...Did anyone hear that Japan was offering $500,000 in aid? Your thoughts?

 

[Smiling JOe]

... luckily our government has decided to open it's arms and accept the aid of others.
...

Are you saying that the US has accepted other's offers to assist? I have heard no reports of that as of yet. I am not saying we(the Fed Gov't) has not done so, only that I have not heard of any reports of such.

 

[Kurt]

One question...Did anyone hear that Japan was offering $500,000 in aid? Your thoughts?

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=347992

The Japanese government will provide $200,000 in cash to the American Red Cross and offer up to $300,000 worth of tents, blankets and other supplies for victims of Hurricane Katrina, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Friday.
Japanese automakers have also announced emergency aid packages, with Toyota Motor Corp pledging a total of $5 million to support activities of the Red Cross and the Friedkin Disaster Relief Fund. Nissan Motor Co said it and its employees will offer a total of $750,000 and 50 pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles for Red Cross workers. The Japanese Red Cross Society decided to provide $200,000 to its U.S. counterpart.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Are you saying that the US has accepted other's offers to assist? I have heard no reports of that as of yet. I am not saying we(the Fed Gov't) has not done so, only that I have not heard of any reports of such.

Yes I am...Ms. Rice made a statement yesterday that no offer of assistance would be turned down. This was apparently a clean up job from the day before when Bush was saying we would take care of this ourselves.