Ripper 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 Bombs cost more than sandbags and antibiotics. Not if you buy the bombs from walmart. They have a sale going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted December 31, 2004 In fact, we're invading Iraq for their sand. It's really an altruistic gesture to the third world so that a crisis like this can be averted. Seriously though, after things get cleaned up, there's going to be a LOT of problems with disease, considering that some of the places hit didn't exactly have exquisite water supplies to begin with, and now they're full of bodies and debris. What country's medicines and people do you think will be over there? I'd argue that's more important than boards and nails or what have you. Look at how the money's being used. To look at it as plain dollar figures would be foolish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 Bah...damn you and your logical thinking. We need something to complain about. *complains* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therealworldschampion 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Aid for Tsunami victims $35 million Bush Inaugural $45 million Cost for one day of Iraq war $177 million And you wonder why no one takes you seriously. You're a load your mother should've swallowed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 OMGFAUXNEWSLOL2004FINALADDITION WASHINGTON — The United States is pledging $350 million to help tsunami victims, a tenfold increase over its first wave of aid, President Bush announced Friday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MooreMark 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 My dad lives in Qatar and there local news station happens to be Al Jazeera. They were reporting this like a sign of the end saying that where the tsunami hit in Sri Lanka, there was a hotel called Vision of Paradise and in 3 minutes it became hell. Just throwing that in for discussion.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 The cash is starting to flow now that the scope of the disaster is becoming clear. The US is already up to 350 million, the World Bank has put up 250 million, and others are starting to ramp up their relief aid. It's well past the billion dollar mark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 BTW if you have Comcast Digital Cable we have (in most areas) opened up TV Asia and Zee TV (usually paid international channels) for 2 weeks so you can watch all the fun of the disaster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cartman 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2004 My dad lives in Qatar and there local news station happens to be Al Jazeera. They were reporting this like a sign of the end saying that where the tsunami hit in Sri Lanka, there was a hotel called Vision of Paradise and in 3 minutes it became hell. Just throwing that in for discussion.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted December 31, 2004 Well let's see we just had the disaster, so I'd expect the shitty made for TV movie in 3-5 months. CBS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Aid for Tsunami victims $35 million Bush Inaugural $45 million Cost for one day of Iraq war $177 million Wow - in the midst of this catastrophe, you find yet another way in which to bash America, for no good reason other than your own personal bias. Congratulations - you're a sorry excuse for a human being. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 Well let's see we just had the disaster, so I'd expect the shitty made for TV movie in 3-5 months. CBS? Don't be silly. It'll be NBC, not CBS. CBS will have the documentary, probably voiced by Stephen Root. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted January 1, 2005 I'm thinking they'll do it as a sequel to 10.5. "This time.....it's in the ocean!! " dun dun dun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Psycho Diablo 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Aid for Tsunami victims $35 million Bush Inaugural $45 million Cost for one day of Iraq war $177 million Wow - in the midst of this catastrophe, you find yet another way in which to bash America, for no good reason other than your own personal bias. Congratulations - you're a sorry excuse for a human being. Nitpick: All of the other stupidity going on in this thread, and you focus on this guy? At least he was just throwing numbers out there, unlike the people joking about it turning into a fucking TV movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Aid for Tsunami victims $35 million Bush Inaugural $45 million Cost for one day of Iraq war $177 million Wow - in the midst of this catastrophe, you find yet another way in which to bash America, for no good reason other than your own personal bias. Congratulations - you're a sorry excuse for a human being. Nitpick: All of the other stupidity going on in this thread, and you focus on this guy? At least he was just throwing numbers out there, unlike the people joking about it turning into a fucking TV movie. I can't necessarily comment on the stupidity of others - however, I continue to remain astounded by the idiocy of INXS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 I've grown numb to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 The thing is, I wasn't joking. I've grown so used to tv networks exploiting every bad thing they can for a quick buck that it is almost a done deal that one of the networks will be tasteless and make a film. The question isn't if so much as when they will do it. Which is another truly sick thing about this. My prayers go out to everyone involved and to those who lost loved ones. The death toll has just climbed well over 120,000. It could take years to get the area back in order enough for people to live there. This is a tragedy of epic porportions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prime Time Andrew Doyle 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 I was thinking about this the other other day, and the way in which America reacts to this could possibly have an effect on the War on Terror. If they make sure that the resources are wisely spent and that their impact is overwhelmingly positive, then terror cells in SE Asia may dwindle, as public perception of America might change, leading to people not joining those cells Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 The success of the newborn democracy in Iraq could have a similar effect in the Middle East as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2005 To the guy who mentioned the Asian TV Networks, I have so much trouble seeing any news clips of this. The sensationalism of it all on television is disgusting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest INXS Report post Posted January 2, 2005 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Aid for Tsunami victims $35 million Bush Inaugural $45 million Cost for one day of Iraq war $177 million And you wonder why no one takes you seriously. You're a load your mother should've swallowed. No, I don't 'wonder why no one takes me seriously. Thanks Random guy #245. In future please refrain from flaming me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest INXS Report post Posted January 2, 2005 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Aid for Tsunami victims $35 million Bush Inaugural $45 million Cost for one day of Iraq war $177 million Wow - in the midst of this catastrophe, you find yet another way in which to bash America, for no good reason other than your own personal bias. Congratulations - you're a sorry excuse for a human being. At the time of posting, it was a valid point that one of the largest countries in the world had donated so little - of course that amount has now been increased so the point is now invalid. To further tie this awful disaster in with Iraq - more Iraqi civilians have been murdered by America than have been confirmed killed by the Tsunami... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaosrage 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37579.htm QUAKE ANGEL By DUNCAN LARCOMBE Quick-thinking 10-year-old Tilly Smith is being hailed as a hero after saving her parents and dozens of fellow vacationers from the deadly tsunami - thanks to a school geography lesson. Tilly warned the doubting adults at a resort that a massive tidal wave was about to strike - just minutes before the deadly tide rushed in and turned the resort into rubble. Tilly's family, from Surrey, England, was enjoying a day at Maikhao Beach last Sunday when the sea rushed out and began to bubble. The adults were curious, but Tilly froze in horror. "Mummy, we must get off the beach now!" she told her mother. "I think there's going to be a tsunami." The adults didn't understand until Tilly added the magic words: "A tidal wave." Her warning spread like wildfire. Within seconds, the beach was deserted — and it turned out to be one of the only places along the shores of Phuket where no one was killed or seriously injured. Last night, Tilly was being hailed as a savior. "I think it's phenomenal that Tilly's parents and the others on the beach are alive because she studied hard at school," said Craig Smith, the American manager of the JW Marriott Hotel where Tilly's family was staying. He said a tsunami is not like you see in the movies, where a huge wave wells up on the horizon and can be seen for miles off shore. "It is more like a sudden surge of water," he said. "There's very little warning. She's a hero." Tilly shrugged off the attention and modestly said, "Last term, my geography teacher, Mr. Kearney, taught us about earthquakes and how they can cause tsunamis. "I was on the beach, and the water started to go funny. "I recognized what was happening and had a feeling there was going to be a tsunami." Her mother, Penny Smith, 43, recalled how their family, including Tilly's father Colin, 46, and 7-year-old younger sister, Holly, were enjoying a Christmas vacation before tragedy struck. "When the water went back, I was like most people on the beach. I wanted to walk down and look at what was going on," she recalled. "It was only when Tilly explained what she thought was going to happen that I had second thoughts. "We ran off the beach as fast as we could and went to the first floor of the hotel where it would be safe. Minutes later the water surged right over the beach and demolished everything in its path. "It was terrifying to watch but I'm very proud of her." http://apnews.myway.com//article/20050102/D87BKBO80.html Elders' Sea Knowledge Spares Some Thais BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Knowledge of the ocean and its currents passed down from generation to generation of a group of Thai fishermen known as the Morgan sea gypsies saved an entire village from the Asian tsunami, a newspaper said Saturday. By the time killer waves crashed over southern Thailand last Sunday the entire 181 population of their fishing village had fled to a temple in the mountains of South Surin Island, English language Thai daily The Nation reported. "The elders told us that if the water recedes fast it will reappear in the same quantity in which it disappeared," 65-year-old village chief Sarmao Kathalay told the paper. So while in some places along the southern coast, Thais headed to the beach when the sea drained out of beaches - the first sign of the impending tsunami - to pick up fish left flapping on the sand, the gypsies headed for the hills. Few people in Thailand have a closer relationship with the sea than the Morgan sea gypsies, who spend each monsoon season on their boats plying the waters of the Andaman Sea from India to Indonesia and back to Thailand. Between April and December, they live in shelters on the shore surviving by catching shrimp and spear fishing. At boat launching festivals each May, they ask the sea for forgiveness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Aid for Tsunami victims $35 million Bush Inaugural $45 million Cost for one day of Iraq war $177 million Wow - in the midst of this catastrophe, you find yet another way in which to bash America, for no good reason other than your own personal bias. Congratulations - you're a sorry excuse for a human being. At the time of posting, it was a valid point that one of the largest countries in the world had donated so little - of course that amount has now been increased so the point is now invalid. To further tie this awful disaster in with Iraq - more Iraqi civilians have been murdered by America than have been confirmed killed by the Tsunami... Here's an idea for a New Years Resolution. Keep your mouth shut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perfxion 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 Yes, he should keep his mouth shut when typing on a wrestling website Invision Board. Don't want to look crazy around people saying facts about Iraq. However, I do agree it is poor taste to tie a war with mother nature. But, if you have a problem with what he says, dispute the facts and not second grade insults. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 People have many times. INXS just ignores it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sek69 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 It is kinda sad how the US had to be shamed into giving more aid. I really think they were going to try to get away with giving just the $15 million the initially offered until people (rightly) pointed out how callous that was considering how much coin we shell out to blow shit up. Whatever it took, I'm glad we're finally stepping up. What would really be cool is if we did what Canada is doing and have the government match donations people make. Besides, I don't think it's "hating America" or "America bashing" to point out that since all you hear about is how we're the bestest country in the world, when shit like this happens we should take the lead in the recovery effort instead of waiting until we get called out by some number-cruncher from the UN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 Yes, he should keep his mouth shut when typing on a wrestling website Invision Board. Don't want to look crazy around people saying facts about Iraq. However, I do agree it is poor taste to tie a war with mother nature. But, if you have a problem with what he says, dispute the facts and not second grade insults. Except he's not stating facts about Iraq. The US hasn't murdered those Iraqi civilians. He's doing nothing but flamebaiting at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2005 It is kinda sad how the US had to be shamed into giving more aid. I really think they were going to try to get away with giving just the $15 million the initially offered until people (rightly) pointed out how callous that was considering how much coin we shell out to blow shit up. If you truly believe that, than INXS may have a new playmate in the idiot corner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted January 2, 2005 It is kinda sad how the US had to be shamed into giving more aid. I really think they were going to try to get away with giving just the $15 million the initially offered until people (rightly) pointed out how callous that was considering how much coin we shell out to blow shit up. Yes because we should just throw billions of dollars at a problem before we know the full scope of it and before the disaster is actually over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
