Steven Plaut, an Israeli business professor and David Horowitz hanger-on whose intelligence has been unfavorably compared to that of a retarded lemur, writes:
- [W]e thought we’d bring you the list of countries from around the world (and overseas Red Cross offices) that in the past received natural disaster aid from the US who have volunteered aid and assistance to New Orleans and Gulfport. Here is the list:
Israel
Only Israel? He provides no links to support this assertion, but assuming that it’s true, SO F*CKING WHAT? I’m supposed to despise tsunami-struck Indonesia (annual per-capita GDP: $3,500, 149th in the world) for not helping out, when my own government sends billions each year to Israel (annual per-capita GDP: $20,800) – money that could have been spent, say, protecting my home in Louisiana? The goddamn IDF should be out on my street picking up debris, and dumbass academics in Haifa should show a little gratitude to U.S. taxpayers and shut up.
UPDATE: As I should have known, Plaut is mangling the truth:
“Vancouver Urban Rescue Team Headed to Louisiana”
I’m not sure whether Venezuela has ever received assistance with anything other than coups from the U.S., but they offered to help out, too:
“Venezuela Offers Fuel, Food to Hurricane-Hit US”
Thanks to Tex for the links.
UPDATE II: “Two Dozen Nations Offer Aid“:
- Offers have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.
Thanks to alert readers for the links.