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To: RetiredNow who wrote (248355)	8/31/2005 5:43:24 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573824

Maybe so, Ted, but we're all human, and being human, we expect our friends and family to succor us when things go south. The fact that the world only see the U.S. as one giant cash giveaway machine gets me seeing red, especially when we often neglect our own very real problems in our rush to solve everyone else's. We haven't asked for help from other countries yet. During the tsunami, the countries asked for help first........help doesn't flow automatically to the injured country. If we ask, and lets hope we don't have to, they will help us. I have no doubt about it.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (248355)	8/31/2005 6:52:30 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573824

"The U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland — a capital at the foot of the Alps hit by flooding last week — said calls were rushing in from Swiss individuals and institutions looking for a way to donate to relief efforts. "We are getting calls from the Swiss public looking to express their condolences, (and) people are also asking for an account number where they can make donations," said spokesman Daniel Wendell. The Internet-edition Vienna daily Der Standard had recorded 820 postings commenting on a front-page story on the hurricane. In one of the postings, signature "Emerald" asked where money could be donated to the victims, but the question sparked a debate about whether a rich country like the United States needed such aid. In response, one posting, from signature "far out," argued that hurricane victims who are poor still needed support. " usatoday.com