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Originally posted by Mike Andrew
Was thinking this A.M. as I watched the news about how quickly the U.S responded to the tsunami with relief to the region.
Unless I've missed something, there seems to be a lack of relief offers coming from any of our "friends" around the globe. Should that not change, perhaps we, as a nation, should keep that in mind for the future.
Just an observation.
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Just going back to the initial discussion...
The tsunami was in a very third-world location, and no-body saw it coming. Living here in Australia made it quite a close thing, and I was amazed at just how deep Aussie's pockets were. America (if we are "timing" these things) was actually a little "late" in response and was unfairly critisized for it.
I have ABSOLUTELY no doubt that if you guys ask for it, your true allies (the same ones they've always been) will be there as fast as humanly possible. But I don't think you can compare the two events as being politically similar, and to consider that a third world nation could pay the US back in kind is pretty unrealistic.