After my posting about my expectations of America's response to the disaster and on the day that America actually asked other countries for help I've discovered that my friends share the same sentiment (its always nice to have a suspicion confirmed when that happens). It is a sad day when (to a certain extent) the world's only super power (well China counts I guess but suffers from China vs. the World) is not able to help itself.
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