Comments on: Tsunami vs. War http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/ Mark Jaquith's blog about capitalism, freedom, WordPress, the web, and personal topics Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:11:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Say Anything http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/comment-page-1/#comment-12965 Say Anything Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:31:02 +0000 http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/#comment-12965 <!--%kramer-pre%-->the region in the form of supplies, personnel and money. A large portion of that money came directly from the U.S. government, a fact <a class="cosmoslinks" href="http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/">some people didn't like</a> . Many of these people questioned the benefit the U.S. government got out of providing aid to southeast Asia and wondered why the<!--%kramer-post%--> the region in the form of supplies, personnel and money. A large portion of that money came directly from the U.S. government, a fact some people didn’t like . Many of these people questioned the benefit the U.S. government got out of providing aid to southeast Asia and wondered why the

]]> By: Say Anything http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/comment-page-1/#comment-5235 Say Anything Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:45:25 +0000 http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/#comment-5235 <strong>The Side Effects Of Tsunami Aid</strong> ... The Side Effects Of Tsunami Aid

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]]> By: Mark http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 Mark Wed, 05 Jan 2005 16:24:18 +0000 http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/#comment-1227 I think the people comparing it to the money spent in Iraq are trying to make the tsunami donation money look too small by comparison, which is ridiculous. I think the people comparing it to the money spent in Iraq are trying to make the tsunami donation money look too small by comparison, which is ridiculous.

]]> By: Rob http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Rob Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:11:52 +0000 http://txfx.net/2005/01/05/tsunami-vs-war/#comment-1219 Hey, I'll agree that promoting a positive image of America takes a back seat to operations in Iraq, but doen't the amount dedicated to each task sort of back that up? The amount we're spending on tsunami relief is a fraction of what we're spending on the war in Iraq. If we were to prioritize the relative importance of each action based on the amount of funding we give each wouldn't that leave us with these actions ranked in the order you're talking about? Hey, I’ll agree that promoting a positive image of America takes a back seat to operations in Iraq, but doen’t the amount dedicated to each task sort of back that up?

The amount we’re spending on tsunami relief is a fraction of what we’re spending on the war in Iraq. If we were to prioritize the relative importance of each action based on the amount of funding we give each wouldn’t that leave us with these actions ranked in the order you’re talking about?

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