The sword bends.
The efforts of the world community in response to the Asian tsunami has been incredible. Individuals, governments, and world bodies have given like never before.
A handful of nations have risen above and beyond the call and should be mentioned. Australia, Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S. have given two-thirds of the total contributions.
The same coalition that took action in Iraq and was termed a coalition of idiots by some and a coalition of the coerced by others, actually behaved like the concerned global citizens they are.
I recall that many said this wasn't an international coalition and it had failed the international test. If the war in Iraq was an international midterm, then the Asian tsunami was the international final.
China, Russia, and France didn't even bother to show up.
A handful of nations have risen above and beyond the call and should be mentioned. Australia, Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S. have given two-thirds of the total contributions.
The same coalition that took action in Iraq and was termed a coalition of idiots by some and a coalition of the coerced by others, actually behaved like the concerned global citizens they are.
I recall that many said this wasn't an international coalition and it had failed the international test. If the war in Iraq was an international midterm, then the Asian tsunami was the international final.
China, Russia, and France didn't even bother to show up.
posted by Derek Richards at 9:18:00 AM
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