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Originally Posted by Rekna
Ohh so should we assume if no one had said a thing we wouldn't be giving just the 35 million? That Bush would have quickly decided ohh they need more, lets give them 10 times as much?
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No, I think Bush pledged $35mil when the death toll was projected at 15,000, and has now increased it to $350mil as the death toll has increased by almost tenfold.
But it's really of no consequence. The important thing is that Asia gets the resources they need, politics aside.