On May 23, 9:13=A0pm, chatnoir <wolfbat3...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 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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ponse
> > >> > > with Katrina ?
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> > >> > Oh, because the Katrina response, incompetent tho it was, was
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r managed
> > >> > than the Chinese one.
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> > >> > 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
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elp. 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
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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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's) not
> > >> > all that bad.
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> > >> > --
> > >> > Love, Jim
> > >> > (I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove
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> > >> > 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.
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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
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> > >> were evacuated in little over 30 minutes and police and emergency
> > >> workers swung into action at about the same time. Soldiers poured
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> > >> the diaster sites by planes, trucks and, where the roads were
damaged=
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> > >> by walking for hours. Victims helped themselves and others where
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> > >> could; everything was orderly; no chaos, no looting, no crimes and
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> > >> 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
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> > >> 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
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> > >> 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.
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> Well, the asian nations have not helped the Burmese situation to any
> degree which many CCP stooges here crowed about! =A0So that Government
> will have to reconsider the situation - which appears to be the case!
Please tell what is your expectations on western aid workers. Let us
say, would each aid workers on the average save 5 lives, 100 lives and
etc. And how could you know whether they are performing as expected?
BTW, I don't know there are CCP stooges here. If you know, please
share how would you identify them?
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