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They probably think the money will turn into weapons of mass destruction..since people trying to help us are TOTALLY trying to kill us...
(CNN) -- The oil-rich nation of Qatar has offered the United States $100 million to assist in the humanitarian crisis triggered by Hurricane Katrina.
The state-run Qatar News Agency said Saturday that Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, decided to contribute that amount for relief "and humanitarian supplies for the victims of this disaster."
The U.S. government has received offers of support from dozens of nations across the globe.
As of Friday, the White House had not accepted any offers, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the State Department was "working very closely with the Department of Homeland Security to match up what is available with what is needed."
There was no immediate word whether the United States would take Qatar up on its offer.
Other offers of aid and assistance have come in from countries around the world -- including from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia, the four countries hardest-hit by the December 26 Asian tsunami.
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Why in s sake have they not accepted any offers?
They probably think the money will turn into weapons of mass destruction..since people trying to help us are TOTALLY trying to kill us...
You don't know what kind of "favors" are attached to those offers. I dont' either.
Time will tell.
I wouldn't accept it. The US has plenty of money to cover what has happened. And truth be told $100 million will be a drop in the bucket when everything is said and done.
So if Bill Gates donated 100 million to the Red Cross, you'd turn him away? What's the difference?
The difference is that when a country does it, there are always strings attached. Always.
Nothing "official", but you don't want to be getting involved in anything like that over so little money.
Quatar can make the donation directly to the Red Cross, but htey are going through governemtn channels to get something. LJ is absolutely right.
True. If they donate it straight to Red Cross, then yeah let them do it. Other than that, you start dealing with things you don't want to deal with.
Muslims probably don't like giving to the Red Cross, but if the Red Crescent is helping in the Katrina disaster....
We'll spend 300 mil in gasoline when this is over anyway.
Qater probably doesn't care about that considering they don't have much oil.
Freaking I say take the money. What kind of strings can be attached? They wont except our billions in foreign aid from now on? We won't come to their rescue if they're invaded by the U.A.E? We won't look the other way while the rich Oligarchy lives off the labor and wealth of its people?
Take the money and consider it a tax refund to the people affected by Katina.
Nevermind, I guess Qatar does have a decent amount of oil.
Qatar is a Saudi Style country ruled by a Monarchy...the difference is that their population is less than a million people and they are all extremely wealthy.
The US military operations that were once based in Saudi Arabia have been almost totally moved to Qatar and the Qatarians want the US military there becaue they are a tiny country.
There is not rampant anti-Americanism there because their population is virtually poverty free and everyone enjoys a high standard of living, so their government has had to turn brutal to stay in power and their Monarchy hasn't had to go to the blame America card yet to excuse their inability to Govern and support a large population.
It's nice that what goes around comes around with the tsunami.
It is sad that the world is in such a pathetic condition that our country can't accept help out of fear over future repercussions.
imagine what the lefties will say if we accept 100 million.. qatar bought the u.s., etc...
I've heard the righties think the US is too good to accept financial aid from another country which makes no sense to me since we all know politicians are bought everyday.
Is that Josh Groban?
I say we Duff them!!!!
Russia offered helicopters and rescue teams since wendsday I believe... we havn't decided weather or not to accept that offer either. WTF? we are re ed.
If russia had called me I would've given the go ahead. I'm gonna give them my # so that next tiem we can avoid all this buracacy.
Obiwan i thought everyone had your number already....ohhhhh j/k dear
Qatar offered the US 4 times as much to upgrade the the US Al Udeid air base there before the Iraq invasion. This isn't a whole lot to them and we can't give them any more protection than we already do now.
Actually they said today on the news that Qatar was offering 100 million in *supplies*, not money.
As in physically sending supplies from their country to ours. The reason we haven't accepted yet is the logistics of getting those supplies to a staging point that they can distribute to the appropriate area.
Er, we have a huge air base there -- last I checked, it had a capacity of 10,000 troops which might be even larger now. If they have the ability to supply that level, they can start moving stuff out as well.
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