U.S. Pledges Additional $20 Million Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon

[ECH1969]

Aid is reaching areas in southern Lebanon that need it most, as the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah remains stable. Deliveries of humanitarian supplies stalled by the conflict, including nearly $30 million of the initial U.S. aid commitment, are reaching thousands of displaced Lebanese.

At the White House, press secretary Tony Snow told reporters August 16 that the United States and the members of the international community, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq, already have pledged $425 million to help with Lebanon’s reconstruction, nd that $24 million of the $30 million pledged by the United States for humanitarian relief is already on the ground and available for use.

http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=August&x=20060816165143mlenuhret0.1440088
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Iraq and Saudi Arabia have already given nearly 10 times as much to Lebanon as the US.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. I think we should give them at least....

the value of the artillery rounds and missiles we suppled Israel with.

(Yeah, I know-- Iran and Syria can cough up, too.)

[rodeodance]

2. blast a country away with our bombs, they pay to rebuild. I got it.

[MasonJar]

3. Let's see $24 million ,,.is that 12 or 24 hours in Iraq?

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. AH, how sweet of them - after lettin their ally blow up billions of $$$$

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in infrastructure and massacring over 1,000 civilians, wounding tens of thousands, and displacing close to a million civilians from their homes

Gee George

Do you want us all to send you candy and flowers?

Oh wait -

We can't

Your FRIEND blew up all our roads so we can't get to the florist or the confectionery

maybe next year

OK?

We know you were busy at your ranch reading a book

So we understand why you couldn't stop all this