Is part of what makes America such a great country that we take care of countries like Haiti when they need us?
Liberal or conservative, we can all agree, we need to help people in need. I really could care less how much money we spend to help the Haitians, when people are dying it's our duty as Americans to help them. It's what we did in WW2 when we helped rebuild Europe, it's what we did in Indonesia, and we will do the same for Haiti. Agreed? I'm not trying to discount the efforts of other countries, but I do think America is exceptional in giving to other people in need. I would be heartbroken to see that ever change.
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I hate to agree with you but I certainly do on this point.
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If that is what makes America a great country today , then the entire world is full of great countries , it is a good thing :)
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Agreed.
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Well, I agree with you because I'm a humanitarian...however, some people are much more altruistic. Think of all the sweat shops in Haiti that provide cheap goods to corporations like WalMart at very low prices that they sell at a huge profit. It was the same with WW2. Genocide is occuring right now in Darfur and no one does anything about it. Doesn't it make one wonder why? I guess it's possible to be "selectively humanitarian."
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Of course, that's what makes up most of America, our generosity.
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America is the greatest country in the world, and we should help those in desperate need when we can. We have to set the standard and lead by example.
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love is in the air (for now)
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Agreed.
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Way to load the question. But by your loose 'definition' of greatness, other countries are therefore equally great if they have also contributed their efforts to other countries, which they do, all the time, including WW2 (which the U.S. joined 2 years after it started, BTW). Mad props to "Belize, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Guyana, Iceland, Japan, Morocco, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States" for taking care of Haitians!
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Aid to foreign countries is a corner stone of US Foreign Policy to maintain its influence and get political support in International Affairs. Besides money assistance in the form of training, equipment and military action has helped US to preserve its interests in foreign countries. Economic uplift of poor countries helps prevent in negative forces like communism to array against capitalism and democracy. It also enables them to become consumer of American Products that helps industrial and business concern of US>
