Ok...these "stingy" remarks are really starting to get on my nerves.....
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapc...aid/index.html
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On Monday, Jan Egeland, under secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief for the U.N., criticized the United States and other countries in the wake of the tsunami catastrophe in South Asia, saying the amount of foreign aid they gave was "stingy."
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At least one place has had a ban on foriegn aid
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapc....ap/index.html
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Aceh has been wracked by a separatist war for the past 26 years, and Jakarta had banned foreign journalists and international aid agency representatives from visiting the region. But the government Monday lifted the ban, and said it would welcome aid.
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so...in the wake of a great disaster they want aid so they lift the ban, and we respond immediately... but yet the aid we (and other countries) are giving is called stingy
My heart goes out to ALL the people affected by this and this in no way is a comment about THEM but jesus christ people....some people quit whining about whats being done and be grateful that even though we havent been allowed to help with any kind of aid for a long time, other countries have stepped up to try to help with the situation.