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List of Countries Donating to USA

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Note: Not all of these are entirely up to date, Saudi Arabia donated $500 million or so, and Canada dispatched 3 warships and a coastgaurd cutter filled with armed security forces, trades workers, and supplies.

Africa

Nigeria has pledged $1 million to hurricane disaster relief, government officials told CNN. "Nigeria will be happy to pledge $1 million to the hurricane disaster fund in the spirit of brotherhood," Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said.

Asia

China offered $5 million in aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina. If needed, the Chinese government also is prepared to send rescue workers, including medical experts, officials said.


Japan has offered to provide $200,000 to the American Red Cross, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. Japan also will provide up to $300,000 in emergency supplies such as tents, blankets and power generators if it receives requests, the ministry said.


India is making a $5 million donation to the American Red Cross, Ronen Sen, Indian ambassador to the United States, said Saturday. In addition, Sen said India was willing to donate essential medicines to the relief effort.


The Singapore armed forces, responding to requests by the Texas Army National Guard, has sent three Chinook helicopters to Fort Polk, Louisiana, to help in relief efforts.


South Korea awaits a U.S. response after pledging aid, a government official said.


Afghanistan pledged $100,000 to help provide aid to the hurricane victims, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.


Sri Lanka will donate $25,000 to the American Red Cross.


Taiwan has pledged more than $3 million to the relief effort.

Americas

Canada has offered to help in any way it can, and its navy is preparing a ship full of emergency disaster relief supplies to be sent when a request comes.


Cuban President Fidel Castro offered to fly 1,100 doctors to Houston, Texas, with 26 tons of medicine to treat disaster victims.


Mexico has offered $1 million and is sending 15 truckloads of water, food and medical supplies via Texas. The Mexican navy has offered to send two ships, two helicopters and 15 amphibious vehicles.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a vocal critic of the United States, offered to send cheap fuel, humanitarian aid and relief workers to the disaster area.

Australia

Australia is giving $10 million, most of it to the American Red Cross, according to the Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.

Europe

France has offered mobile help from rescue teams in the French Antilles in the Caribbean, including a civil defense detachment of 35 people, tents, camp beds, generators, motor pumps, water treatment units and emergency kits, two CASA cargo aircraft, a ship (Batral Francis Garnier) and the frigate Ventose with its Panther helicopter, and a hurricane disaster unit. France also has offered assistance from the French mainland, including several aircraft. In addition, the NGO Telecoms Sans Frontieres, which specializes in restoring phone lines and Internet service in disasters, is ready to send a team of experts and equipment. Veolia Environment, which has facilities in Louisiana, has offered to make its local water management resources available.


Germany has offered a range of assistance, including medical and transportation services, water treatment capabilities and aid in searching for victims and supplies. Germany also has said it is ready and willing to "dip into its own emergency oil reserves" to release some 2 million barrels a day for 30 days.


Italy has offered to send aid and evacuation specialists immediately, Italy's civil protection unit said. Authorities have prepared two military transport planes to fly amphibious vessels, pumps, generators, tents and personnel to New Orleans, Louisiana, and other areas. They were awaiting word from U.S. officials, the unit said.


The Netherlands will provide teams for inspecting dikes and for identifying victims if there is a formal request from the United States. It also will send a frigate from Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles to New Orleans shortly to provide emergency assistance, the Dutch government said.


Russia has offered to help with rescue efforts but is awaiting a reply from Washington.


Spain expects to receive a formal request to release gasoline stocks to the United States and is prepared to grant it, an Industry Ministry spokesman said.


Sweden's Rescue Authority said it was on standby to supply water purifying equipment, health care supplies and emergency shelters if needed.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said his country stands ready to help the United States in whatever way it can.

Middle East

Qatar has offered the United States $100 million to assist in the humanitarian crisis triggered by Hurricane Katrina.


Saudi Refining, a Houston-based subsidiary of state oil firm Saudi Aramco, will donate $5 million to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts for hurricane victims.
 
I have to recind my comments of the other day. I read that many countries refused to help us and I should not have went off like I did. There are many countries that needed to gather themselves to see what they could do for us. A lot of countries do not have millions of $$$ to send us but could offer technical assistance.

I was mad and made snotty comments and I take them back and apologize for saying them.

awww.... sri lanka
🙂
 
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The alphabet is your friend.

I didn't type this dipsh!t, I go to a fairly good university.

Then copy and paste it into an intelligent format. Jeez, is it so hard to be proficient?
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The alphabet is your friend.

I didn't type this dipsh!t, I go to a fairly good university.

Then copy and paste it into an intelligent format. Jeez, is it so hard to be proficient?

I ripped this off of another forum, unfortunately I don't want to spend the time to reformat and bullet the entire list.
 
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The alphabet is your friend.

I didn't type this dipsh!t, I go to a fairly good university and I can speak using cohearant english and use vernacular beyond your comprehension.

Nice 'vernacular'! :laugh:

Yeah I noticed I made that typo. I edited the post out, I took his comment in the wrong context.
 
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The alphabet is your friend.

I didn't type this dipsh!t, I go to a fairly good university and I can speak using cohearant english and use vernacular beyond your comprehension.

Nice 'vernacular'! :laugh:

Thanks for quoting his edit before he could edit it again.
😀
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The alphabet is your friend.

I didn't type this dipsh!t, I go to a fairly good university.

Then copy and paste it into an intelligent format. Jeez, is it so hard to be proficient?

no, but it is hard putting up with people like you.
 
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The alphabet is your friend.

I didn't type this dipsh!t, I go to a fairly good university.

Then copy and paste it into an intelligent format. Jeez, is it so hard to be proficient?

no, but it is hard putting up with people like you.

You don't have to.
 
Getting back on topic, I'm glad to see that foreign countries ate offering so much help to the victims of the hurricane. :thumbsup:
 
so the questions is - Do we swallow our pride and ask for help and allow many of the countries that we have aided in the past to help us, or do we "pull ourselves up by our bootstraps" and allow people to die?

jam
 
Originally posted by: jamerdean
so the questions is - Do we swallow our pride and ask for help and allow many of the countries that we have aided in the past to help us, or do we "pull ourselves up by our bootstraps" and allow people to die?

jam

You never asked, people offered. Originally America wasn't accepting donations.
 
sadly, i feel that for most of these donation offers it's just politics. we'll be in a lose lose situation whether we accept or not.
 
Originally posted by: jamerdean
so the questions is - Do we swallow our pride and ask for help and allow many of the countries that we have aided in the past to help us, or do we "pull ourselves up by our bootstraps" and allow people to die?

jam

Sometimes, too many cooks spoil the pot.

This is a difficult situation for the USA. We are the givers, the provider, the big sibling. It is hard to accept charity. In addition, there are some things we need and some we dont. It is wise to take a step back and see what we need in the long term, as in times like this... ppl give all at once and move on. In reality, this will be months and months and months of work. Perhaps, down the line, we will need what some of these countries are offering. Perhaps we will never need a million food handlers or deep sea divers.

Still, agree that is nice to see all of those that we have helped, and some that we have not, come back with support.
 
i think its great that so many countries are lending a helping hand. whether we need or accept the donations are a different matter. i just appreciate the gesture.
 
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: RyanSengara
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The alphabet is your friend.

I didn't type this dipsh!t, I go to a fairly good university.

Then copy and paste it into an intelligent format. Jeez, is it so hard to be proficient?

no, but it is hard putting up with people like you.

You don't have to.

WOAH WOAH WOAH now children... this is a feel good thread

personally, this thread gives me a lot of hope for humanity. I will be ashamed if the US doesn't accept these generious offers (i can't see why they wouldnt 😕 )
 
Anyone else find it weird that Japan is donating so little compared to other places like India?
Maybe I have my facts wrong, but I feel like Japan would have a lot more money to throw at us then India does at the moment. Especially with India having been affected by the tsunami which is sure to have cost them a shiny penny.
 
Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
Anyone else find it weird that Japan is donating so little compared to other places like India?
Maybe I have my facts wrong, but I feel like Japan would have a lot more money to throw at us then India does at the moment. Especially with India having been affected by the tsunami which is sure to have cost them a shiny penny.

Japan has been in the largest recession the world has ever seen since the early 90s..
 
Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
Anyone else find it weird that Japan is donating so little compared to other places like India?
Maybe I have my facts wrong, but I feel like Japan would have a lot more money to throw at us then India does at the moment. Especially with India having been affected by the tsunami which is sure to have cost them a shiny penny.

They may have restrictions on giving aid. In the US, the president can only give $50k without permission from Congress.
 
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