This is a follow up to "Open your eyes" question when emotions, lies and not numbers where employed by rightwingers as arguments for the US being a generous nation.
Facts are to the wingnuts as like garlic is to Dracula.
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/31987.pdf
It's no wonder Israel, Iran and the US are the most hated nations on earth.
2007-04-20 11:20:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Did any of you rightwingers who say the US is generous bother to read the link published by our government?
Yes, many other nations gave aid when Katrina struck including the French.
2007-04-21 11:04:25 · update #1
HAHA true US donates a lot but guess what? where the money comes from? foreign. They aren't actually donating...they are just theafing the money and returning it in form of kindness LOL!
2007-04-24 05:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
America is usually the first to offer aid to countries during disasters. What country(s) offered US aid when Katrina hit?
And when we do send aid to other countries, more often than not the crooked government/armies waylay the supplies and take it all for themselves, letting their countrymen do without.
As far as the U.S. being hated, it's more of a JEALOUS reaction because of the FREEDOMS and OPPORTUNITIES afforded Americans. No other nation in the world has what we do. The things I've seen on YA being said about our governmental leaders, our country in general, and our military would get you a visit in the night by the Polizi Statzali in many countries, and you'd never be seen again. But some of these inbred yahoos don't get that. They just spout off their ignorance and think nothing of how stupid they look. I've been to 32 countries (some more than once) and stationed in 3. There is nothing that would make me to o live any place else but here!
(USN, retired)
2007-04-20 11:30:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allow me to put this inquiry into better light...
The U.S. government is awesome when it comes to foreign aid. The best example of this is when the tsunami hit. The United States was excellent at not only the financial aspect of aiding a foreign country, but in convincing other countries to assist.
However, when Hurricane Katrina hit the "finances" just weren't available since the U.S. spent hordes of money helping someone else to worry about their own.
So its not so much a question of being cheap...its more so an issue of "pick and choose".
Lastly the U.S. government is great at assisting foreign countries to ally with them in destroying, and killing innocent people in Iraq. (soon to be Afghanistan)
:) Hope I've been crystal clear...
2007-04-23 06:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by jose_jara2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Israel has presented the U. S. some key intelligence contained in the most suitable 25 years or so, on a distinct events. No Israel hasn't ever presented help interior one in each of those workers or equipment. so a techniques as Israelis/Jews insulting the U. S. on an known foundation, i guess you do not get out a lot yet u . s . a . bashing is a fashionable bypass time for a lot of human beings in a large number of countries. Hell, u . s . a . bashing is the nationwide bypass time in a large number of countries (Iran, Venezuala, North Korea, Syria, China, France, among others to decline longer something of the persons the following in u . s . a . who like to bash u . s . a ..). you're maximum excellent in stating that an alliance is in conserving with mutual advantages, yet with that stated maximum of our alliances are not any more jointly constructive with the U. S. getting the quick end of the stick. anyhow i guess i do not get any cookies.
2016-12-04 09:26:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans are the most generous people on this earth. That is a fact. History proves we always give more than any other nation.
2007-04-20 11:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your a retard.. the citizens of the United States give more money every year to 3rd world nations than the entire UN did in 2 years.. tell you what.. idiot/..
join the peace corp and goto africa,, see which nation sends you food. medical supplies , building materials. doctors. see what nations build water ways and roads schools ... it wont be anyone other than.. you guest it.. the United States of America.. I know buck wheat.. I have been there... while you sit and preach that we should do more.. others are.. while you are safe and warm in your nice little home.. telling me how evil we are... maybe you should look in the mirror.. the last year I was over seas The people of the United States sent over 34 million tons of food and medical supply.. while the un sent.....6.4 million tons..
this is a fact I suggest you goto the peace corps website and stfu
2007-04-20 11:27:22 · answer #6 · answered by Larry M 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
At first I thought this was just one of those "I have no life so I'll just rile up the folks on Yahoo!Answers.
Then I remembered that you were the one who bragged abou how "the SEC dominates men's sports."
Based on the academic standards of SEC athletics, I can now see that you are probably sincere in your question...which, to be honest...is sadder than the first option.
2007-04-20 11:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by u_bin_called 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you noticed that America always pledges vast sums of money for disasters in other countries and only a small percentage ever gets there?
Check it out.
2007-04-24 10:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting fact from that study was that the 90’s were the lowest foreign aid years – who was in power then?
"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong."
- Ronald Reagan
2007-04-20 11:26:10 · answer #9 · answered by patrsup 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We give the most in foreign aid, that is a fact. If you compare us with GNP than we are not, but we cant help that we are such a wealthy nation.
2007-04-20 11:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋