Lost US opportunity to show solidarity with tsunami victims – We’ve distributed billions in response to hurricanes and 9/11, but when over a hundred thousand are killed on the other side of the world we offer $15 million in aid? Pathetic.
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That story sounds out of date; wasn’t it just a day or two ago that it was announced that the US was giving ~$350 million in aid?
After pressure and such, the US upped the contribution, but the lost opportunity in terms of goodwill is more the point of the post — “our” initial reaction to the massive tragedy was to give a laughably small sum.