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Old 09-04-2005, 12:45 PM
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Help is pouring in from around the world.

Dozens of countries are offering money, equipment, oil, and services to help with the Katrina disaster. Articles I've read say the White House has not decided whether to accept any offers.

To me it would seem pretty arrogant to turn anyone away, especially countries we have supported and helped in the past. Isn't that what a "global community" is all about? Should we be paranoid and assume these gifts come with strings attached?

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Old 09-04-2005, 12:59 PM
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I was actually surprised that even Afghanistan donated 100,000
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Dozens of countries are offering money, equipment, oil, and services to help with the Katrina disaster. Articles I've read say the White House has not decided whether to accept any offers.

To me it would seem pretty arrogant to turn anyone away, especially countries we have supported and helped in the past. Isn't that what a "global community" is all about? Should we be paranoid and assume these gifts come with strings attached?
I'm sure there are "good" reasons for not accepting donations...
1: The President is a F'in MORON!!!!
2 through 10; (see #1 )
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Why wouldn't be accept donations ? Is there a reason behind that ? I guess we are just too proud.....
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Why wouldn't be accept donations ? Is there a reason behind that ? I guess we are just too proud.....
It's either
1: The people who are suffering don't want anyone to to send help...(not)
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2: THE PRESIDENT IS A F'IN MORON !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 09-04-2005, 09:40 PM
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Kuwait is donating $500mill in oil the only donation I know of that was refused was from Russia and they offered manpower, not money.
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[QUOTE=Austin85]It's either
1: The people who are suffering don't want anyone to to send help...(not)
or
2: THE PRESIDENT IS A F'IN MORON !!!!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE

Are you the guy that was asking about the BIG FOOD donations?
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I'm sure there are "good" reasons for not accepting donations...
1: The President is a F'in MORON!!!!
2 through 10; (see #1 )
see thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=132843&page=19&pp=5

from 3 days ago...

or you could just go directly to the article here

Sorry to rain on your "hate Bush" fest - again - but you seem like a resourceful guy, albeit with a small vocabulary, limited imagination and way behind the times with regard to news.
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Old 09-05-2005, 01:37 AM
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see thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=132843&page=19&pp=5

from 3 days ago...

or you could just go directly to the article here

Sorry to rain on your "hate Bush" fest - again - but you seem like a resourceful guy, albeit with a small vocabulary, limited imagination and way behind the times with regard to news.
Why would you try to insult someone you don't even know?!!
You are obviously pro-bush and blindly defending the F'in MORON...
Watch the news...No offers have been refused. But no offers have been accepted either...
What's your explanation??
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Why would you try to insult someone you don't even know?!!
You are obviously pro-bush and blindly defending the F'in MORON...
Watch the news...No offers have been refused. But no offers have been accepted either...
What's your explanation??
reread you post, it consists mainly of "f'in moron". Hence limited imagination - I see you resorted to it again in the next post. Lack of imagination? reasons 2-10 of your post - see previous sentence.

reread through:

"TO BE a good liberal, you must believe...."

Do you know LP?

As to timely. You participated in the thread "Katrina and the aftermath" where the link for the article regarding foreign aid first appeared. Yet three days later you claim that aid is being refusud and use it as a soapbox to go on about the "f'in moron". So, provide a linkee please as to specific donations being refused. The only one I know of is Russian personnel being turned away. Which makes sense to me since there's not a whole lot of Russian speakers in LA, not to mention they now become mouths to feed and shelter.

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