"This is the police. This club is closed."

[strredwolf]

Folks partied to the very end in New Orleans.  Now they have a Katrina-sized hangover that's shared from Louisiana across to Florida... a hangover that's shared now as many refineries are closed, as well as off-shore rigs that may have been destroyed.  Gas prices are now AT $3/gallon regular unleaded -- a news report via local TV station reported they went up a quarter over the span of 5 hours.  I hope they can get things back up and running quickly for that industry.

One of Fox News' talking heads, Neil Cavuto, ended his show with one intresting thought:  Where is the support for the US, after all that the US has given to the international community?  And to be honest, there's been no report of it that I've seen from Fox, CNN, MSNBC, nor CBS -- it's been mosty localized coverage of the storm itself, not any aid offered by Brittan or France or even Iran.

So, before I pull up the BBC, I'd like to ask the furs reading my blog, who are "across the great pond" in Asia, Africa, South America, Austrailia and Europe.  Has the country in your neck of the woods offered aid to the USA?

Comments

[the-samsee.livejournal.com]

"Has the country in your neck of the woods offered aid to the USA?"

Ok, that's not fair strredwolf. The vast majority of countries in this world don't have the resources to help themselves, let alone the US. Most of asia, africa, south america and europe need continual aid to properly address their own issue, so how are they supposed to help out? And Australia, though far better off than most of them, well compared to the economic might of the US itself, it'd probably only be able to offer a drop in the water compared to what the US can muster on its own.

Giving is about helping others in need when you have the opportunity. It's not about getting something back later.

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

It may not be fair, but my intent is "Is this Cavuto guy really saying the truth, or is he blowing smoke because such reports are being pushed out of the news cycle?"