You know the US of A is in some serious shit when CUBA offers to send aid!

That's the wrong news item.. I saw it on CNN right now but i guess it hasnt hit the wires yet

Here is the right news item
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmor...to+US&id=78273

"Saturday, September 3, 2005 (Havana):


Cuban President Fidel Castro announced in a live television broadcast on Friday that he had issued a second offer to the United States to send 1,100 Cuban doctors to help care for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Castro said the first 100 doctors were ready to travel as early as Friday night to Houston, Texas, where many of the hurricane victims have been evacuated.

The Cuban leader said his government was hoping for a rapid response to the offer.

Castro said a diplomatic note containing the offer was sent late on Friday afternoon to the US Interests Section, the American mission in Havana, and was the second such offer of its kind made this week.

Castro said the first offer of Cuban doctors for hurricane relief efforts was made during a meeting with Cuban foreign ministry and US officials in Havana on Tuesday, days before the extent of the hurricane's catastrophic damage was known.

At the time, US officials had asked Cuban authorities not to publicise their offer of aid, said Castro.

But Castro indicated the deepening of the human suffering in New Orleans and other US Gulf Coast cities had compelled him to repeat the offer.

Currently, there are tens of thousands of Cuban doctors working on goodwill missions in developing nations, especially in Venezuela and Haiti, as well as in Africa. (AP)
"

But it's a nice gesture anyways.

Absolutely.

Its nice to know some people are still able to set differences aside in a time of need.

Bush is a dumb fuck if he doesn't accept that offer. Political agenda or not, theres people who need help and Cuba has offered help.

And Cuba have the best doctors in the world, USA should not let this offer pass away.

Cuba has a higher literacy rate than Texas.

And better medical care for their people than the poor get in the US.

This is a legitimate and valuable offer. But politically unacceptable to a Republican administration.

The poor are pawns to the politicians. History repeats itself over and over again.

Hey, even Sri Lanka offered money, but also medical staff

actually he's right, they do have a high standard of education, it's something that castro has put a lot of effort into for a long time

'Cept the only reason they're doing it is to poke fun at the US, and say: "See, even though you sanction us, we're better than you and will help you out American Pigs!"

but no, the US doesn't really need more help than it already has... You're pretty self sufficient... it's just taking a while..

uh... the guy is not far from being right...

pleasurepays represent the common "american-ignorant" living in a fantasy world.
Too bad to have people like that these hard days.

If you know enough about the Cuban education system, than you know he is right about very good doctors in Cuba.

They are expert in making boats though, the Cuban doctors will be right at home floating around New Orleans in an old pickup truck, all 1100 of them on a few of them....

go back to school