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I just can't believe when watching CNN that they continue to call their desperate citizens looters. What possible value could any of the goods be except to those unfortunate to be there.Oh my God, their goes another person carring a sofa, and another with a tv. Give me a break. Steve

>argh, I knew this would happen. Nobody is thinking there was>little damage done. What is being said is that there is not as>much damage done as during the tsunami. There has been no>attempt to minimize what has happened in New Orleans, in fact,>quite the contrary. But in relative terms the damage does not>come close. >>billg>Oh Please.... Open your eyes, and take a look around.Yeah actually you are trying to minimize it, in my opinion by making statements you cannot back up with any facts. NONE. With this post and your first one in this thread, You are trying to minimize it by making statements when in reality you have no clue as to what the damage actually is.So I'll tell you what. How about I give you a quote about someone who covered both the Tsunami in Sri Lanka, and this Hurricane in Mississippi. Unlike you, he has perspective and has been in both situations. Although, I suspect that is not enough.Here is what he said, and he is from Norway.http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/12517707.htm"Kim Riseth is one of those journalists. He works for a newspaper in Norway but is based in New York City. He has covered the war in Iraq, as well as the tsunami in Sri Lanki." "The destruction here is worse than the tsunami," Riseth said at the Emergency Management Agency. "It's exactly the same thing I saw in Sri Lanka. The houses were smaller and not as strong as the ones here, but this place is totally destroyed about three blocks from the beach."Hopefully now, you will stop with your all knowing statements and wait long enough for this disaster to be assessed.Your statement of the damage does not come close is simply based upon ZERO facts here.So again, what amount of death and destruction is good enough for you? I suspect no disaster is bad enough for some to offer help. It matters not, we will survive, this, we will rebuild it, and we will still help others in need. Hypocrisy abounds yet again.If you want images for perspective. I urge you to look at the many images in the Hundreds of posts here in this thread over at FreeRepublic. You need to stop believing what the press is feeding you and take note of what is actually happening. There are tens of thousands still stranded in New Orleans Right now. No Food, No water, no Shelter, nothing. Can you even ascertain that?Katrina Images,http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1...sts?q=1&&page=1There are dozens and dozens of threads about Katrina with eyewitness reports, etc.http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=katrina

>'No The silence will be deafening, as it is now from abroad.Some people around the world, like 9/11, will probably be thinking we deserved this.Our country will continue to help other countries in future disasters no matter what, and you know what, that is what separates my country from a lot of others. Freedom to help others even while they spit in our face.'From the point of view of someone living in Poland I think that in a situation like this, where some terrible tradegy hits the USA, the feeling of sympathy and solidarity is very strong. I remember after 9/11 the vast amount of flowers, wreaths, dedications, etc placed outside the US embassy.When it comes to offering aid, most Poles probably think that the couple of broken old Mi-8 helcopters that they might be able to patch together might cause more embarassment than actually achieve something. Most people here see the USA as some sort of Eldorado and couldn't even imagine that the USA would need aid from anyone. If anyone went around the streets of a Polish town collecting for victims of this tradegy, most people would probably think he was some sort of theif.I don't think the world is spitting in your face here, I just think that many countries can't imagine that the world's richest and most powerful nation would need anything from them. With regard to Poland again, you are probably aware that Poland makes up the third largest military presence in Iraq and that some of her soldiers have returned home in body bags.No offence intended.http://online.vatsimindicators.net/916312/3.png