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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I think that is entirely besides the point. The US doesn't give money to those in need out of the generousness of its heart nor should be expect any other nation to do the same.
The point is, that they made the effort (regardless of their motives).
However, much like India after the Tsunami there is no reason why the US would have to accept anything offered.
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It's relevant because many people here were trying to attribute these offers as pure altruism. This thread isn't about why or why not US gives aid. I'm sure that many of the people who now are trying to say how kind and generous foreign countries are being by offering to help the US would turn around and attempt to disparage similar efforts by the US toward the rest of the world. I don't expect the rest of the world to offer aid from pure generousness, I just expect that people know that aid offered isn't string free and purely altruistic. And also, that the effort is hollow and meaningless.