On Wed, 21 May 2008 13:52:46 -0700 (PDT), chatnoir
<wolfbat359a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On May 19, 10:13?pm, Lproud...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> > > Why compare China response with Burma ? Why not compare China
response
>> > > with Katrina ?
>>
>> > Oh, because the Katrina response, incompetent tho it was, was better
managed
>> > than the Chinese one.
>>
>> > Sending tens of thousands of troops was the right thing to do. But
the
>> > soldiers lacked the tools or the training to provide high quality
help. The
>> > US response was too slow in getting started, but once they woke up
George
>> > Bush (who was on vacation) and turned on his TV, he sent soldiers
with
>> > appropriate training and equipment.
>>
>> > In terms of loss of life, the Katrina rescue was (compared to
China's) not
>> > all that bad.
>>
>> > --
>> > Love, Jim
>> > (I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove
excessive
>> > crossposts.)
>>
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>> Really weird logic. Jim is so proud of US Katrina response. A 3rd
>> world Response from the richest country in the world.
>>
>> Here is a quote from a post cut from Utube.
>>
>> Why do the media constantly compare the rescue and relief operations
>> between China and Myanmar? Let's compare China with the US:
>>
>> In China, an earthquake that registered 8.0 struck with no warning.
>> The Premier was on the plane to the disaster centre 90 minutes later
>> to co-ordinate the rescue and relief effort; local, provincial and
>> national and military authorities immediately ordered an all-out
>> rescuing effort, no arguments, no buck passing. Air****ts and buildings
>> were evacuated in little over 30 minutes and police and emergency
>> workers swung into action at about the same time. Soldiers poured into
>> the diaster sites by planes, trucks and, where the roads were damaged,
>> by walking for hours. Victims helped themselves and others where they
>> could; everything was orderly; no chaos, no looting, no crimes and no
>> unreasonable demands, knowing at times of crisis, action,
>> understanding and unity is the best for all.
>>
>> In the US, a hurricane struck after 48 hours warning. The President
>> reluctantly terminated his holidays one and a half days after the
>> diaster struck; the Secretary of States was seen in New York shopping
>> for designer shoes while people waited for help. Rescue and relief
>> efforts were slow and ineffective. The state Governor blames the
>> Federal and the Federal blames the state; the mayor blames everybody
>> else. Four days after the diaster, troops armed to the teeth appeared
>> on the street in their Humvees, not there to rescue anybody but to
>> maintain law and order and shoot looters. Many police officers wanted
>> to quit or retire early.
>>
>> I hope this diaster will prompt some in the west who have long hold a
>> deep bias and prejudice against China to rethink. Is democracy a be
>> all, end all thing? If not, let China evolve by its own accord and in
>> its own pace.
>
>You can't expect much from a NEOCON run Government!
You can't expect much from any western government which will only
serve the interest of rich and powerful by ignoring the interest of
the poor and disadvantaged.
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