Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Disasters - Natural and Man-made

Be proud fellow citizens. We have responded to the suffering of the victims of the recent tsunami. We are sending millions of dollars as well as supplying manpower. We ask nothing in return. The world expected us to act quickly and we have.

Be proud fellow citizens. We have responded to the suffering of the victims of the tyrant in Iraq. We are sending millions of dollars as well as supplying manpower. We ask nothing in return. But the world did not want us to act and now feels free to criticize and ridicule us.

Almost twice as many people died because of Saddam as did because of the tsunami. One disaster was man-made, one was an act of nature, and Americans responded to both with compassion and action.

What would have happened if the UN could have prevented the tsunami? Would they have “interfered” or would they have waited? Perhaps they would have passed a resolution!