njcommuter
2008-04-07 12:35:50
There are also hard facts that can be reported (and the numbers are available so that you can back your claims): that the US is the largest contributor to the WHO, that the United States Armed Forces provide disaster relief around the world where nobody else can, that American citizens contribute more foreign aid voluntarily than most nations contribute in total (and more per capita than anyone else, anywhere), and that municipal and state uniformed services ROUTINELY send disaster relief, not in cash but in personnel with near-unique capabilities such as K-9 teams to rescue survivors. And that we don’t just do this for political convenience: we offered aid when the ancient Iranian city of Bom collapsed in an earthquake a few years ago.
