UN offers to help overwhelmed US cope with Katrina

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Thursday offered to help the United States provide disaster relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina as the storm's devastation challenged the U.S. authorities' ability to cope.

While the United States is the country best prepared to deal with such a disaster, "the sheer size of this emergency makes it possible that we can supplement the American response with supplies from other countries, or with experience we have gained in other relief operations," U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.

"I know we will not be alone. We will be happy to work with other parts of the international community to support the efforts of President Bush and his administration, the American Red Cross, and other U.S. relief organizations who have been our partners in the past," Annan said in a statement.

U.N. assistance was first offered to Washington on Wednesday by Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland, who led the global aid effort after December's Indian Ocean tsunami.

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[Child_Of_Isis]

1. While the United States is the country best prepared

While the United States is the country best prepared to deal with such a disaster,

Say what?

[cire4]

3. Obviously that is false...

...as we can clearly tell...

[burrowowl]

13. He is being diplomatic

Couched in these terms, the overweening hubris of the Bu$hies shouldn't be offended. However, the Bu$hie hubris, greed, sheer evil stupidity.

[KamaAina]

2. But, but, but they're just a useless debating society!

:sarcasm:

[fleabert]

4. I have heard that Shit Head is refusing all international offers...

like a two year old, stamping their foot... "I CAN DO IT BY MYSELF!"

[Maple]

5. The US could say thank you

by re-appointing John Bolton as the ambassador to Ruritania, or even Brigadoon. :7

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. But then Bolton couldn't destroy the UN

And that is the agenda

[Maple]

9. Well that's Bush's agenda

no one elses. Certainly not the UN's agenda. Heh heh

[Kitsune]

7. Key word: Overwhelmed.

The United States cannot even deal with its own problems.

[Tyranny_R_US]

8. All I can say is flood the white house with complaints

I don't care about your political standing something has to be done to save these people and getting proper aid to them

[Pallas180]

11. okay. here's the phone number

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/tips /

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WHITE HOUSE NUMBER 202 456 1414

Capitol Hill Switchboard: TOLL FREE 1-800-839-5276

CAPITOL HILL SWITCHBOARD - (202) 224 -3121 or [phone]


DEMAND THEY DROP MRE'S & WATER TO THE PEOPLE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER

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10. The condition "Bolton must sit up and bark like a dog"

was pulled at the last minute

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. US is best prepared to invade countries and kill millions of people

or blow up the entire planet if need be.


They have no capacity to do anything like this, it isn't in the plan, and theres no profit in it.