But look - we have a chance to redeem ourselves! A killer typhoon has hit Pakistan, 1.5 million people were affected, with 250,000 homeless and another 300,000 displaced... now's our chance to stand up and show what a Humanitarian Democracy can do!
So... where the heck are we? Search the news, and this is all you'll find:
"CARE Australia contributing $250,000 in assistance to the pakistan flood victims..."
"...">So far Canada has pledged some two million dollars in funding for relief operations in Pakistan and the United States 380,000 dollars..."
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What are they thinking in Washington? We're spending $280 million EVERY DAY in Iraq, but when it comes to a little compassion (which coincidentally might help a lot in the hearts-and-minds battle) all we can come up with is $380 THOUSAND and one Red Cross worker?
AMERICAN RED CROSS SENDS RELIEF WORKER TO PAKISTAN
Manhattan resident answers call for relief aid after flooding and cyclones hit western Pakistan
Travis Betz, a member of the Greater New York Chapter of the American Red Cross, will be deployed as a Field Assessment and Coordination Team (FACT) member to Baluchestan, Pakistan and surrounding flood areas this evening to provide aid on behalf of the American Red Cross...
This at a time when Pakistan is already spiraling into chaos... doesn't somebody think it would be a good idea to try to keep thousands more people from falling into destitution, poverty and anger? Isn't that the perfect breeding ground for suicide bombers and islamic militants?
And at a time when the Neocons are beating the drums of war against Iran, ostensibly to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of the Islamic Republic, wouldn't it make sense to spend a million or two (the cost of ONE CRUISE MISSILE) to help prevent the ALREADY EXISTING Pakistani nukes from falling into the hands of Islamist Rebels?
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