US gives 50,000 dollars for quake-hit Italy, page 5
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reply posted on 7-4-2009 @ 06:17 PM by Raider of Truth
reply to post by sad_eyed_lady


is this a joke??!?!?! $50,000?!? you gotta be taking the P**s

all the money they spent on useless banks but when a country suffers a tragedy only $50,000?

$50,000 will probably fund about.. an half hour of searching...


reply posted on 7-4-2009 @ 07:25 PM by liketoknow
reply to post by dcmb1490


Do you actually think for one second that we are providing aid to Africa etc with no strings? I don't think so buddy.


All the aid has strings attached....the countries take on more debt, they can't pay it off, we take their natural resources and hey presto, another nation in perpetual servitude to the banks


reply posted on 7-4-2009 @ 08:34 PM by secretagent woooman
reply to post by sad_eyed_lady


I mean it sounds like a misprint on the White House's end, :-). no govt. is going to be that stupid and insensitive. Not to mention that it looks really dumb to offer an amount that won't even pay for gas to fly in relief supplies.
The dollar is weak but not that weak!



reply posted on 7-4-2009 @ 09:31 PM by Blaine91555
reply to post by sad_eyed_lady


$50,000 is just an acknowledgment that we care. Italy does not need this aid. I'd say it was an appropriate gesture.

No nation on earth gives as much as we do. If people don't think that is enough, they are not worth the bother. Reminds me of the mentality of Welfare Families who complain about what they get and demand more. No good deed goes unpunished.

We could help them more with advice on building standards. An earthquake of that magnitude would not bring a single building down in a community with proper building codes. It makes me wonder why Italy has not adopted even decades old standards?

The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 left most buildings standing and did less damage. It was hundreds of times more powerful and the construction standards were not all that up to date. What does that say about the standards there? Even ancient building can be retro-fitted and you sure don't live inside one that can't.

The Government responsible for enforcing the standards in Italy should have their feet held to the fire on this and share blame for the destruction and death. Surely they were aware of the danger posed.


reply posted on 7-4-2009 @ 09:36 PM by Blaine91555
reply to post by cropmuncher


How much did you give? Just saying? Whenever there is a major event, I do what I can afford. Do you?

Id rather give through non-governmental agencies. You will find Americans will give plenty if you add in the donations through Charities. More than the citizens of any country on earth in fact.

Perhaps you folks should go after the countries who give nothing and the people who give nothing? Take that log out of your own eyes so to speak.


reply posted on 8-4-2009 @ 09:37 AM by The Godfather of Conspira
reply to post by mental modulator


They made a (choice) to (live in a place with earthquakes) and if they want more money they should get a job...


oh for god's sake...

No one "chose" to knowingly live on volatile tectonic plates and endanger their lives.

When the precursor to the Italian state was founded, plate tectonics and the causes of Earthquakes were not at all understood and no precautionary measures were taken.

Just like every other Earthquake prone region in the world.

Spending my hard earned tax $$$$ on people who may or may not be lazy


Are you kidding? More than 50% of your nation is obese, a world first.

Please re-think that sentence.


reply posted on 8-4-2009 @ 10:23 AM by The time lord
Some Italians have said that they don't need outside help they can do it them selves anyway. But on the otherside of the arguments if this story is true you might get angry at how America splashes its money out and says its in a recession.

pakistaniat.com...

US President Barak Obama has just laid out his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He says he wants to build a new people-centered and development-centered relationship with Pakistan. Including through a commitment to invest 1.5 billion dollars per year for next five years in development initiatives in Pakistan.
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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration plans to seek as much as $3 billion over the next five years to train and equip Pakistan's military, and is considering sending 10,000 more troops to battle the Taliban in Afghanistan, defense officials said Wednesday.
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This is what another poster said in that forum if you follow the link which is quite funny to read and people here might relate to.



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Hey Mr. President, how about you try to fix the problems in your own country before you try to "save" the planet?

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There you go..more funds to extremist. Well, this is what happen till date. When Pakistan has no stable government who is going to take the responsibility for proper usage of these funds? politicians? their army? or their ultimate extremist?

because of such funds Pakistan built nuclear weapons and ultimately other countries worry just because these weapons could be accessible to the Pakistan extremist


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