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writes:
>I do know that Americans are the most generous people in the world. We
>rush to help whenever there is a tragedy. We give,-- not just dollars,
>but knowhow. We send people in, often volunteers who are unpaid ( Red
>Cross) We are the first to help and one of the last to leave.

How do you know that Americans are the "most" generous? Because you saw
it on American TV? Or maybe you saw it in Reader's Digest or heard it in
a speech given by Ronald Reagan. I just need a reference for my files if
that's not too much trouble.

> What we gave to tsunami was not just dollars either. Obviously from
>what you said, the rest of the world EXPECTED us to give and give , and
>guess what ... We did. And when something else happens we will be there
>with what ever support id needed.

sure... after that dude from the UN called us "stingy"

Do you remember Colin Powell explaining that the $15M pledge was "just
a down payment"? An eight-year-old could be more creative than that but
he gets partial credit for trying even though he was on his way out.