On May 23, 1:31=A0pm, Raymond <ni...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Wed, 21 May 2008 13:52:46 -0700 (PDT), chatnoir
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> <wolfbat3...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >On May 19, 10:13?pm, Lproud...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> > > Why compare China response with Burma ? Why not compare China
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> >> > > with Katrina ?
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> >> > Oh, because the Katrina response, incompetent tho it was, was
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managed
> >> > than the Chinese one.
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> >> > Sending tens of thousands of troops was the right thing to do. But
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> >> > soldiers lacked the tools or the training to provide high quality
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p. The
> >> > US response was too slow in getting started, but once they woke up
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> >> > Bush (who was on vacation) and turned on his TV, he sent soldiers
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> >> > appropriate training and equipment.
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> >> > In terms of loss of life, the Katrina rescue was (compared to
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) not
> >> > all that bad.
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> >> > --
> >> > Love, Jim
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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.
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> >> Here is a quote from a post cut from Utube.
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> >> Why do the media constantly compare the rescue and relief operations
> >> between China and Myanmar? Let's compare China with the US:
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> >> 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.
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> >> 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.
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> >> 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.
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> >You can't expect much from a NEOCON run Government!
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> 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.
Well, the asian nations have not helped the Burmese situation to any
degree which many CCP stooges here crowed about! So that Government
will have to reconsider the situation - which appears to be the case!
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