The images are shocking, i haven't seen this sort of distruction in years. This is trully horrible. I donated 100 dollars to UNICEF.

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Great shots og..seen more recent video footage on tv today..the truth and scale of the disaster is amazing..26th dec total reported dead is 3500..now who knows..i still think its logistical help the region needs(as in military type operations)because the scale is so big for individual aid agencys to make an impact..many countries navys and military are now involved and thats what will make the difference..unfortunatly today helicopters were not allowed to fly due to bad weather for many hours

All the more reason the troops should be pulled out of Iraq and around the world. But partisan politics have no ear when it comes to the people.

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thats just .. wow

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All the more reason the troops should be pulled out of Iraq and around the world. But partisan politics have no ear when it comes to the people.

troops seem to be the way forward here..for now

Anniversary is coming up.

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Was truly a horrible act of Nature.
It's sad that it takes a catastrophe to bind us...

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I was a memeber here at TA about 3-4 years ago. I was heavily active within the political threads, but soon found it to be non-constructive and pointless.

So now I return, and I must say, this issue is the only one that is sincerely worth mentioning. The worst part of it all, is that it happened to the nations worst off in this world. It disgusts me so deeply to see these already poverty stricken and less developed nations receive such a punishment, for what?
I truly hope that Asia can get back up from this, and for the hundreds of thousands of people that lost family, friends, homes, and more importantly, a sense and meaning to life.

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Originally posted by toshirozawa It disgusts me so deeply to see these already poverty stricken and less developed nations receive such a punishment, for what?

Who exactly are we pointing fingers at?
If anything, be disgusted in the lack of promises kept in giving aid when countries jumped in to grab headlines saying they'd give millions to rebuild.
Care to guess how much of that has actually been given?
That number my friend, is disgusting...

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The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass...and then you see it...
...white shores...and beyond...the far green country under a swift sunrise."

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r Who exactly are we pointing fingers at? If anything, be disgusted in the lack of promises kept in giving aid when countries jumped in to grab headlines saying they'd give millions to rebuild. Care to guess how much of that has actually been given? That number my friend, is disgusting...

You misunderstood my statement. It was not a reference to an individual, group, or thing.
It's just disgusting it has to happen, and of all places, to people that cannot even help themselves on a normal day because the political agenda finds more presidence in given businesses a boost in growth and sales as appose to helping the social structure of a country.

And yes, I agree with your statement. I personally feel that a natural disaster like this is just another publicity opportunity for governments to run their mouth about how they will help, without actually doing what they said.

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