What do you make of the Arab countries making such huge donations?

[Onlooker]

Kuwait: $500 million, Qatar: $100 million, Saudi Arabia; $5 million. Seems to me like Kuwait and Qatar are in our back pocket. Maybe that's what we want to happen with Iraq: Create small, rich oil states that are highly dependent on good relations with the U.S.?

[AlGore-08.com]

1. Charity is very important in Islam

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[kansasblue]

2. just genuine human kindness.

[billbuckhead]

5. They're embarrassed about how much more the oil price will go up

Smart politics. Maybe many of them do actually care.

[still_one]

3. as long as it goes to help the homeless from this storm

who cares

[karlrschneider]

4. Pocket change for them whatever the 'motive'...

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[nashbridges]

6. Uh...GOOD?

It's a very positive thing that any arab nations are contributing money at all. I suggest we send a heartfelt thanks and take the aid.

[Fleshdancer]

7. whatever helps the people of NO

Their donations are very generous.

[ailsagirl]

8. I was touched-- and very grateful. I hope the aid GETS to the

victims and isn't waylaid somehow-- I don't trust whoever is
in charge not to divert the $$ elsewhere.

It had damn well BETTER go to the victims!!!!!

[Double T]

9. We should ALL be very grateful for any kind of help from any nation.....

that wants to give. If there are ulterior motives, so be it.

[Drum]

10. Just sending it here to the Halliburton Laundry... nt