On May 23, 8:56=A0pm, ltlee1 <ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 23, 9:58=A0pm, chatnoir <wolfbat3...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 23, 7:30=A0pm, ltlee1 <ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > 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
Chi=
na response
> > > > > >> > > with Katrina ?
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> > > > > >> > Oh, because the Katrina response, incompetent tho it was,
was=
better 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
qua=
lity help. The
> > > > > >> > US response was too slow in getting started, but once they
wo=
ke up George
> > > > > >> > Bush (who was on vacation) and turned on his TV, he sent
sold=
iers with
> > > > > >> > appropriate training and equipment.
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> > > > > >> > In terms of loss of life, the Katrina rescue was (compared
to=
China's) not
> > > > > >> > all that bad.
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> > > > > >> > --
> > > > > >> > Love, Jim
> > > > > >> > (I often delete parts of the previous post and I often
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> > > > > >> > crossposts.)
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> > > > > >> Really weird logic. Jim is so proud of US Katrina response. A
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rd
> > > > > >> 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
opera=
tions
> > > > > >> 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
warn=
ing.
> > > > > >> 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-ou=
t
> > > > > >> rescuing effort, no arguments, no buck passing. Air****ts and
bu=
ildings
> > > > > >> were evacuated in little over 30 minutes and police and
emergen=
cy
> > > > > >> workers swung into action at about the same time. Soldiers
pour=
ed into
> > > > > >> the diaster sites by planes, trucks and, where the roads were
d=
amaged,
> > > > > >> by walking for hours. Victims helped themselves and others
wher=
e 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
Presi=
dent
> > > > > >> reluctantly terminated his holidays one and a half days after
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he
> > > > > >> diaster struck; the Secretary of States was seen in New York
sh=
opping
> > > > > >> for designer shoes while people waited for help. Rescue and
rel=
ief
> > > > > >> efforts were slow and ineffective. The state Governor blames
th=
e
> > > > > >> Federal and the Federal blames the state; the mayor blames
ever=
ybody
> > > > > >> else. Four days after the diaster, troops armed to the teeth
ap=
peared
> > > > > >> 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
o=
f
> > > > > 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
Governme=
nt
> > > > will have to reconsider the situation - which appears to be the
case=
!
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> > > 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?
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> > Read your postings no doubt!
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> How so?
I am sure you will comment on any perceived short comings!
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> > > BTW, I don't know there are CCP stooges here. If you know, please
> > > share how would you identify them?
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