Hurricane Katrina and Foreign Aid

If you haven’t learned yet…Hurricane Katrina has decimated the Gulf Coastal states and at the moment > 80 people have been reported dead with estimated figures 3 times that amount.  New Orleans, Louisiana has declared martial law and 80% of the city is swimming under water riddled with oil, sewage, and silt.  You can see pictures of the devastation here.  Mississippi and Alabama all have their neighborhoods affected decimated and in some cases flooded to the extent that people need boats to get around to anywhere.  There is no food, water, nor shelter for these individuals that chose to ride out the storm.  Anheuser-Busch Ships 12,500 Cases of Canned Drinking Water to Support Relief Efforts.  The Red-Cross has been dispatched to help aid those in need.  Donate Here!  Foreign aid is nowhere to be found…  I’m disappointed…once the Tsunami hit Indonesia the American Red Cross was there to help immediately, the UN responded with troops to aid in the chaos, NATO helped provide bridges for travel.  Where is the help now when the US is in need???  Where is the French donations since they are such caring and generous people.  How hypocritical that global community is so willing to take our money, but unwilling to reciprocate this generosity.  That is fine…Americans take care of their own people and donations from around the US will come flooding in to help these people affected by Hurrican Katrina.  How much do you want to bet that some in the International Community is pointing the finger at the US and blaming this on our “karma” or our action in Iraq?

Picture Gallery of Hurricane Katrina’s Devastation