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US offers sympathy, help for Bangladesh cyclone victims

The good ol’ U.S. of A. Red, white and blue, stepping up to help the third world, as usual. Our tax dollars at work…

AFP reports: The United States expressed “its deepest sympathy” for the victims of the cyclone that struck Bangladesh as it took part in international efforts to provide emergency relief.

“The United States government would like to express its deepest sympathy for the victims of the cyclone,” US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said, reading a statement.

“We’re ready to work with the (Bangladesh) government and foreign donors to assist in relieving the effects of the disaster,” he added.

Is it fair to politicize this issue? Why not? Altruism is a thankless job. We can only hope that next time there’s a controversial cartoon or some other major offense, the great Muslim nations will remember the generosity of America. Or is that why they hate us to begin with? Just sayin’…

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5 Responses to “US offers sympathy, help for Bangladesh cyclone victims”

george Says:
November 16th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
No matter what the USA does, we are the bad guys. Save the effort for our citizens in this country
Carlos Says:
November 16th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
When the offended members of the local muslim communities in the muslim world start beating the drums of war against the United States again, it will be because we have so much and didn’t give it all to that poor little pimple of a country.

It shouldn’t be a question of why didn’t we give more, it should be a question of why the tinhorn despots in such backwater nothings oppress their own instead of developing a viable, vibrant economy.

But, why should we care? After all, no matter what we do it won’t be enough to bail them out as feel they should be.
T. A. Gray Says:
November 18th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
We should do it Carlos because we always have!
To hell with what the world thinks. The world will always hate us, as long as we are free and democratic.
Carlos Says:
November 18th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
I believe it is the responsibility of a Christian to donate that which is available and prudent to help victims. So states our biblical religious leader, Jesus of Nazareth. If other, non-Christians feel likewise, more power to them.

That said, I have a real hard time justifying the government of the United States giving one cent of tax monies to any victim of disaster.

That, however, does not preclude the government from supplying some emergency help through the military, help that would flat-out not be available by anyone else (such as logistics transport of food and medicines, opening roads closed by floods or landslides, etc., but not the funding of those supplies.)

Again, there are certain enumerated powers available to the federal government by the Constitution, and ALL else is specifically prohibited and/or left to the several states. Helping disaster victims (in a foreign country or within our own borders) is not one of the enumerated powers.
T. A. Gray Says:
November 18th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Precisely! So whats the problem? Take a second collection on Sunday, CARE, Catholic Charities, Doctors with Wings, Red Cross, Military humnitarian missions like USS Mercy or Militay Airlifft Support Command medevac flights. I dant who or how it gets there, we should do it. If the socialists want to cry about that, p*** on em!

US offers sympathy, help for Bangladesh cyclone victims

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