Originally Posted by RPerry
I think this is the point I was making. The nit-picking is coming from where? Certainly not the poor people on the ground. If you were in Sri Lanka or Thailand (perhaps not Aceh as it is a war zone) you would find grateful people who really appreciate the help they are getting. The nit-picking is largely the domain of TV news and chat stations. As I said above, Egeland spoke when it looked like there was a problem not after all the giving. Some might argue that Egeland did a good thing.
I am surprised regarding Florida. From TV interviews, people like Jeb bush gave the impression things were under control. There certainly has never been any suggestion that help was required. If the US asked it might be pleasantly surprised.
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