It's a token amount just to show some support. Italy is a first world country and does not particularly need the money to deal with the earthquake.

patrick767: It's a token amount just to show some support. Italy is a first world country and does not particularly need the money to deal with the earthquake.

I've been to Italy and it looks a lot like a third world country.

patrick767: Italy is a first world country

I live in Italy and I disagree with this statement. They say they are, but the evidence would tend to suggest otherwise.

/don't get me wrong, I love Italy and I love Italians. But life here is... chaotic.
//that said, I think Italy can pay for their own repairs. This is more than enough considering the current state of the US economy.

OlafTheBent: Wow... I thought Americans were supposed to be so charitable.

Americans are charitable. This doesn't mean it has to come from the government.

What do you hate more: Italy or France?

The O man should just print another trillion and throw it at them. What's another $1,000,000,000,000 anyway?

somedude210: Haoie: What do you hate more: Italy or France?

France

/no one ever says Italy

I prefer Italian food. And men.

Did they move Italy without telling me?

most of the aid is going to come from NGO's anyways... there isn't alot of work for the US government to actually do on this one... it's just a gesture of good will, if Italy asked for anything specific, help airlifting/evacuating people, or anything like that, we'd be happy to get some guys/gals out of aviano to lend a hand.

Funny, we have pledged to give $900 million to help rebuild Gaza, after they attacked Israel which led to the last incursion. Good job there, Barack Hussein Obama.

klymen: patrick767: It's a token amount just to show some support. Italy is a first world country and does not particularly need the money to deal with the earthquake.

I've been to Italy and it looks a lot like a third world country.

So this. Beautiful people great food, art and architecture but some parts mostly from naples south make you think your in some third world crap hole.

italy was turning down money, saying they'd pay for everything themselves, the last time i heard (which was this morning, admittedly).

Where is the mafia when you need them?
Besides how much did they send us for our disasters?

Haoie: What do you hate more: Italy or France?

italy. I live in new jersey and am not an italian.

OlafTheBent: Wow... I thought Americans were supposed to be so charitable.

Americans in general are charitable, even our government....just ask Hamas.

ExJerseyGirl: OlafTheBent: Wow... I thought Americans were supposed to be so charitable.

Americans are charitable. This doesn't mean it has to come from the government.


Couldn't have said it any better myself,

(except for Obama, who has donated less than 1% of his income to charity, and Biden who donated less than .5% of his salary to charity, I guess they think if they give enough of my money away they can keep theirs.

Guess I'm just a forgotten man

/and to you haters, who are gonna say I'm just a butthurt Rep., I don't care what party you are from, if you want to give out other people's money, you had damn well better do it of your own accord. I just find it so odd that so many politicians from both parties are the least personally charitable of anyone, but more than happy to give my money away.

if you read the article, obama offered material support, which was turned down.

if we've learned anything about disaster relief, both here and in the u.s., money doesn't mean a damn thing if it can't be utilized.

The 50K for Italian quake relief is the amount immediately available from US Chiefs of Mission to release on their own authority.

More will probably be given once it goes through the proper channels.

By proper channels I mean ripping the money out of your wallet by way of your sphincter.

OlafTheBent: Wow... I thought Americans were supposed to be so charitable.

How much did Canada give?

I thought so..

Hell, why not give 'em a trillion? We're borrowing money we can't ever pay back anyway...and they'll get sucked under with everybody else when we default.

The_Sponge: But my ancestors are from the cool part of France.

Germany?

OlafTheBent: Wow... I thought Americans were supposed to be so charitable.

We are... when we're not broke

patrick767: It's a token amount just to show some support. Italy is a first world country and does not particularly need the money to deal with the earthquake.


You've never actually been to Italy, have you?


Barrack Obama doesn't care about white people!

If it weren't for Italians, sales of IROC-Z's would have plummeted.

All modern rescues are done with ball bearings and 30 weight oil.

It's always like this with the U.S.: We're like that old lady that shows up first at your garage sale and offers you $0.25 for your pool table. We love to haggle...even when your goddamn country has been destroyed.

TheMiddleFinger: Funny, we have pledged to give $900 million to help rebuild Gaza, after they attacked Israel which led to the last incursion. Good job there, Barack Hussein Obama.

I love these guys who make a fuss about his middle name being "Hussein".

They are truly the intellectual giants of our time.

AmazingRuss: Hell, why not give 'em a trillion? We're borrowing money we can't ever pay back anyway...and they'll get sucked under with everybody else when we default.

So true. You should get a cabinet position or something.