Countriesdemand we help everyone else's disaster...

[SDuquette]

Where are these countries now that we have a huge problem? I don't see anyone calling out the big dogs to help us out?

[sha4000]

i guess they figure we have enough money and supplies to help ourselves so they dont need to offer help

[EmeraldLexuSC3]

This is what makes America great! Helping others and helping ourselves in time of need.

[bitkahuna]

I've no doubt there are many other countries GLEEFUL at this tragedy.

[Vegassc400]

this is what pisses me off. the US practically rebuilt Sri Lanka but I'll bet not one of those bastards has put a dime in to help us.

That's it! I'm fed up with the whole world. Time to build a big F'n wall, cut off all ties and just take care of ourselves for a while.

[NoS]

So far the only one which has offered support, anything we needed is Israel.

[Lexusfreak]

To our neighbours, allies & Friends in the United States & specifically in the Gulf Coast States, the Canadian government & Military has said in a nutshell.........whatever you want, need or demand from Canada, you got it! We have troops & supplies pretty much ready to go when the call comes.........personally I say the HELL with waiting for the 'call' GET DOWN THERE NOW!!!!!!

[mmarshall]

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

I've no doubt there are many other countries GLEEFUL at this tragedy.

There are more than you think....especially among Arabs and Palestinians. To many ( NOT all) of them America is the Great Satan.

[O. L. T.]

Originally Posted by SDuquette

Where are these countries now that we have a huge problem? I don't see anyone calling out the big dogs to help us out?

We ARE the big dogs.

[Vegassc400]

It now looks like Europe and the UN are offering assistance. Sadly, it took them just as long to respond as the federal government did. Article.

VIENNA, Austria - As the enormity of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath sinks in, Europeans have been moved to help in ways great and small: from an Austrian university proposing to take in 500 students from New Orleans, to nations agreeing to tap into strategic oil reserves.

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Amid the compassion, there was also surprise that America was so vulnerable and unprepared, and dismay the Bush administration plays down the global warming threat so many Europeans link to the force and frequency of such storms.

Across the continent, the media and governments focused on the tragedy, with newspapers running photos of victims wading chest-deep in water and television screens filled with fires.

The French daily Liberation described the scenes of devastation as a cruel spectacle for President Bush, "the champion of security." Criticizing the disorder in the evacuation of hospitals, the editorial called Hurricane Katrina a "natural disaster with political implications." Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden "must be dying of laughter," it said.

In Italy, several newspapers said mounting criticism of Bush's handling of the relief effort was damaging his credibility. And Germany's Die Tageszeitung said the world was "seeing scenes otherwise only known in African capitals. The forces of order are absent. Anarchy and chaos reign. Supermarkets are plundered, helicopters shot at."

Some said perceived U.S. indifference to global warming was coming home to roost.

"What's absent is a debate over the climate, over Kyoto, over the human-caused warming of the earth," said an editorial in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, a Munich-based daily. "But the oil shortage caused by the disaster will hurt Bush more than gaps in climate policy will."

Concrete offers of help, though, were louder than the criticism. The governments of 26 countries agreed Friday to release the equivalent of 2 million barrels of oil per day from strategic fuel reserves to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the International Energy Agency said.

With offers from the four corners of the globe pouring in, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided "no offer that can help alleviate the suffering of the people in the afflicted area will be refused," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Thursday.

However, in Moscow, a Russian official said the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency had rejected a Russian offer to dispatch rescue teams and other aid.

Spurred by images of people huddled on curbs begging for clean water and chaotic rescue efforts from rooftops, Europe also offered brainpower — specialists in coordinating disaster relief, experts in rebuilding devastated communities and rescue workers familiar with risky maneuvers.

The U.N. created a special task force to dispatch disaster experts, while the European Union volunteered to send water supply specialists.

Italy offered two military transport planes loaded with pumps, generators, amphibious crafts and tents. Germany pledged medical supplies. France dispatched rescue workers to determine what it could offer. NATO pledged its help, too.

In the Balkans, where the U.S. military has been deployed to keep the peace following a decade of conflict, offers were steeped in gratitude. A Bosnian television station offered to raise money. In Kosovo, a civil emergency unit made up of former ethnic Albanian rebels offered to send a team to help rebuild.

Elsewhere, Asia-Pacific nations, including tsunami-battered Sri Lanka, pledged money and disaster relief experts.

"There should not be an assumption that because America is the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world, this isn't a major challenge and a major crisis," Australian Prime Minister John Howard told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.

El Salvador, the only Latin American country with troops still in Iraq, offered Thursday to send soldiers to the United States to help police zones flooded by Hurricane Katrina.

The French city of Orleans also rallied to help its hurricane-hit American namesake. The city south of Paris planned to donate money raised from ticket sales at local sports matches to help hurricane victims in New Orleans, a statement from City Hall said Friday. Orleans and its university also offered to take in 50 students from the University of New Orleans for the school year.

The proposal to take in 500 students from New Orleans at the University of Innsbruck in Austria for the winter semester was more personal. The two universities, both in cities that boast rich cultural histories, have spent decades building bonds of friendship and community.

The two universities have exchanged students in summer programs for three decades, placing hundreds of students per year, largely in business studies. Many of the program's alumni have offered to assist, Mathias Schennach, who heads the Austrian university's international relations office.

The offer came only days after the western province of Tyrol suffered severe flooding of its own.

"People here have cold winters and avalanches — so we are familiar with the dangers of nature," Schennach said. "There is an understanding that if someone is in need, you help."

[Lexusfreak]

From the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp):

Canadian warships to sail to Louisiana
Last Updated Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:20:41 EDT
CBC News
Three Canadian warships, a coast guard vessel and three Sea King helicopters will be sent to Louisiana on Tuesday with relief supplies for the U.S. Gulf Coast.


National Defense Minister Bill Graham talks with Russian Defense Ministar Sergei Ivanov in Moscow. (AP Photo)
Defence Minister Bill Graham made the announcement from Moscow, Russia.

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir William Alexander will sail along with the Canadian Navy vessels, HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Ville De Quebec and HMCS Toronto. HMCS stands for Her Majestys Canadian Service

Naval crews were busy loading gear on to the ships in Halifax Friday as 1,000 personnel prepared to head to waters off New Orleans.

Commodore Dean McFadden, who will command the deployment, said they were consulting with their American counterparts to determine what they will do during the expected month-long mission. He suggested duties would involve reconstruction, health care and humanitarian aid.

"We will have the capacity to move people. We'll have the capacity to bring medical supplies and fuel capabilities," McFadden said as he stood on the dock next to destroyer HMCS Athabaskan, the command and control ship for the mission. "The specific jobs we're going to do, I'll wait until the Americans tell us what help they need."

The vessels will work with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard and carry Canadian Forces personnel, some of them military engineers who might be able to help restore power and generate electricity.

About 40 navy divers from both coasts were also expected to deploy with the mission, which got clearance after American officials accepted a Canadian offer of help.

Rear Admiral Dan McNeil of the Joint Task Force Atlantic said organizers of the mission, dubbed Operation Union, were compiling a list of what's needed as U.S. officials continued to assess their requirements.

The ships are expected to arrive in the Gulf of Mexico three to four days after they leave Halifax.

The State Department said offers of help had been received from:

Australia, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.

[Lexusfreak]

Originally Posted by SDuquette

Where are these countries now that we have a huge problem? I don't see anyone calling out the big dogs to help us out?

The State Department said offers of help had been received from:

Australia, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.

[NAZTY97]

it pays to research before making a bogues claim,... I'm glad these countries are contributing however they are, because if they didn't,... I'm sure they already know they better not ever need anything....

[RobSoVIP]

I heard that France, Germany, Spain, UK, Isreal, hell- EVEN Venezuela's leader, Hugo Chavez (who's assasination was called for by Pat Robertson) all offered aid, however it has been thankfully denied.

The world has been stepping up.

[SDuquette]

What claim?

Oh, you mean my question? Now what about your bogus claim about my bogus claim?