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To: g_w_north who wrote (248374)	8/31/2005 8:00:10 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1573740

GWN, re: Just out of curiosity, what would you suggest these destitute countries supply to the US? Good question.

To: g_w_north who wrote (248374)	8/31/2005 8:53:36 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573740

<When there is a large scale disaster on U.S. soil, no other country helps the U.S, including the Muslim countries we just finished helping out.> I was wondering who would be the first to start complaining but it seems that Neil Cavuto beat you to it yesterday. Before the extent of the disaster is even known he was whining about the lack of foreign aid. It will come. We (Canada) have already offered many things and more will come but it didn't look so devastating at first. Most don't remember but the tsunami aid was slow in developing initially because people did not realise the extent of the damage until about 24 hours or more had passed. It is better to lead by example than to expect something in return. Just out of curiosity, what would you suggest these destitute countries supply to the US? I just got done posting the very same thing to him. There is always the expectation that people will respond in exactly the same way as you do, and when they don't, people get bent out of shape. And worse, there is an strong need for Americans to make the Muslims wrong. So when they hear that Canada or the Swiss or Austria are helping out, then they ask where art Saudi Arabia or Turkey or Indonesia. Its not enough that Canada is helping out......every last person we have aided in the past has to send assistance. That was exactly the MO of my mother........you could never do enough for her. Who says America's gifts come without strings? <g>

To: g_w_north who wrote (248374)	8/31/2005 9:08:04 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573740

One of your fellow Canadians? Message 21658120

To: g_w_north who wrote (248374)	8/31/2005 9:24:23 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 1573740

The point is not that we need the money. The point is that the world is constantly grabbing at our resources saying we are never doing enough. If we stay away, we are told we are not doing enough. If we get involved, we are told that we are meddling. Either way, we are told that everything is our fault. It's time for America to focus on our own very real and huge problems right here at home. We need to start with getting rid of Bush. Then we need to get rid of the need for oil. Then we need to fix education and medicare. Then we need to fix social security. To hell with Africa and the Middle East and North Korea and all the other hell holes that are sucking up our tax dollars. To hell with the U.N. that takes $1 B of our tax dollars every year and gives us nothing in return except corruption. To hell with all those so called allies that are only fair weather friends. The South Koreans don't want our soldiers there? Let's bring them home. The Japanese don't want our soldiers or ships in their region? Let's bring them home. Muslims don't want us in the Middle East? Let's leave and never go back. Let's bring all of our soldiers home and spend our dollars on Americans first.