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by SpikeRants from Watauga

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Myanmar Relief: Why?
May 11, 2008 | 6:35 PM
Category: News
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Okay, I was on eBay checking the "Cranky the Crane" auction for my boy. I saw a banner at the top of the site saying "Myanmar relief: donate, buy, sell."

So, I thought they weren't allowing US aid. Or any aid, as they stopped the UN envoys from entering due to a two-week holiday the government was on.

These tossers don't want our help. They want to be able to tell their people "The US hates you! We weren't even offered help from them in YOUR TIME OF NEED!"

So, and I ask this as a genuine question, where does our money go that we donate to the Red Cross and other charitable organizations? I have no idea. If it's not going to Myanmar, who's getting it? And, if they don't accept our aid and we donate, will we get our donations back? Why should I donate if they don't want our help?

I'm serious. I don't know why we're being inundated with requests for monetary donations when they aren't accepting it.
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ProudAmerican read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 3:46 AM

I donate to the Salvation Army. They spend the money on those in need.

Red Cross and United Way are not very honest in what they do with our money. Sounds like our government.

Cute baby.
Justin_McDonald read my blog
May 12, 2008 | 10:25 AM

Myanmar has a military government. People who are more worried about loosing their power than letting its people die. When we send Marines over there as aid escorts or as aid workers, their government sees that as though we're invading their country. With the both wars still practically in full swing and our approach on foreign policy, many countries have a skewd perspective of the Unites States and would be quick to see any kind of US military involvement as suspecious to them.
TexanInfidel read my blog view my photos
May 12, 2008 | 1:06 PM

The aid that did make it across was confiscated by the military. They probably told their people we put lead in the baby stuff we sent over - like they do to us.

You want to see extreme poverty at the hands of an oppressive regime? Look no further than Myanmar (BURMA). I don't want to hear anyone complaining about the US.
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Land Surveyor, father of one of the cutest little boys in the world, the second one of the cutest due in August, and a Masculinist (fighting for TRUE equal rights for men and women, instead of the farce we have now.) Guess I could say I'm a humanist too, wanting true equal rights for ALL, not just for the "discriminated" ones.

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