Why do the Bushies hate Americans?
The Detroit Free Press reports that with the Pakistani earthquake disaster, America has an opportunity to repair its humanitarian image among Muslims. The US government has pledged an amount 66% larger than that initially pledged for the tsunami last year. So far, the US aid level for the tsunami has been $350 million and “its too early to say how much the government would pledge for quake relief” according to Bill Garvelink, a deputy assistant administrator with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
"We don't worry about how much it costs ... to do what needs to be done," .
It's nice to know we don't worry but how much it costs to help foreign nations whose citizens suffer from natural disasters – we just screw Americans out of aid and give fat contracts to politically connected “friends”.
More here, here, and here.
The Detroit Free Press reports that with the Pakistani earthquake disaster, America has an opportunity to repair its humanitarian image among Muslims. The US government has pledged an amount 66% larger than that initially pledged for the tsunami last year. So far, the US aid level for the tsunami has been $350 million and “its too early to say how much the government would pledge for quake relief” according to Bill Garvelink, a deputy assistant administrator with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
"We don't worry about how much it costs ... to do what needs to be done," .
It's nice to know we don't worry but how much it costs to help foreign nations whose citizens suffer from natural disasters – we just screw Americans out of aid and give fat contracts to politically connected “friends”.
More here, here, and here.
posted by James Roberts at
10/23/2005 09:48:00 AM
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