I have seen President Obama offering to send help to the country of Japan to help in aid for recovery. I want to agree that this is a generous offer and should be done but on the other hand it made me think back to when our county was hit by Hurricane Katrina. I wanted to find out just how much others helped in our aid to recovery.
Throughout my searching I found that japan did donate to the relieve but was surprised on the amount that was contributed by such a rich country.
This is what I found:
I took this expert from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina
- The Japanese Foreign Ministry said that it would provide $200,000 to the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina. Japan also identified needs in affected regions via the U.S. government and provided up to $300,000 in emergency supplies such as tents, blankets and power generators if they receive requests from the U.S. for such assistance. One Japanese individual, Takashi Endo, donated USD 1 million from his personal funds to Katrina relief efforts.
- When I first say the amount I was like a kick in the butt compared to what aid other countries donated. For example. Yemen pledged $100,000 and is one of the poorest countries in the world. Qatar, a country that I have personally have no idea where it is at gave 100 million!
- I am not saying that we should not help out, but I just think that we should look to help out our the people of our own country more and other countries that help us to. I would also like to add that I feel that we should send aid to countries in need, such as basic supplies and experienced people to help aid in the recovery. I just wanted to point out that some countries seen to help more than others. Question: Do you think that we as Americans limit aid to countries in a time of need when our own country is in need also? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APEsVeE7FGk
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