Posted by caraher on September 2, 2005, at 17:40:16
In reply to Re: will anyone help?, posted by Dominique on September 2, 2005, at 16:14:51
> Caraher, remember that it is a rumor...
Yup, I made a point of saying that... one with some initial plausibility to me, at least.
Anyway, in response to Alexandra's question about whether other Americans see the US as the world's benefactor, I think a lot of Americans share that view (that we help other countries "all the time" and it's "about time" they reciprocated). I recognize that the US isn't the only or even the leading country in aiding victims of tragedy, whether you look at it on a per-capita basis or relative to the size of the economy. And I remember the unanimous world support immediately after 9/11, when a French newspaper proclaimed "We Are All Americans" and numerous countries cooperated in the hunt for bin Laden in Afghanistan (that later pointedly refused to join the war in Iraq).
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