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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Maqybe not the sharpest ... but sharper than you....
Funny how you left out the second part of the phrase, that I posted to show the facts....
More facts:
You want to beat the drum of how good the USA are, be prepared for criticism from the SAME article ... LOL....
BY the way, IRAQ has suffered major destruction of infrastructures from electricity to oil pipelines and so on ... but again. probably not the sharpest .....
Go turn in your empties to buy your rubbing alcool.....
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The White House also defended the U.S. record of giving.
"We outmatch the contributions of other nations combined; we'll continue to do so," Bush spokesman Trent Duffy told reporters in Crawford, Texas, where the president is spending a post-Christmas vacation at his ranch.
Natsios said the Paris organization's figures overlook a key factor -- the billions more Americans give each year in private donations.
Americans last year gave an estimated $241 billion to charitable causes -- domestic and foreign -- according to a study by Giving USA Foundation. That's up from $234 billion in 2002. The foundation did not break down how much was for domestic causes and how much for foreign.
"That's a European standard, this percentage that's used," Natsios said. "The United States, for 40 years, has never accepted these standards that it should be based on the gross national product. We base it on the actual dollars that we spent."
"The reason is that our gross national product is so enormous. And our growth rates are so much higher than the other wealthy nations."
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As I stated...the ariticle does not alter the fact that the United States provides more international aid than the rest of the world combined.
The infrastructure of Iraq was not originally built up to par. The 12 years of neglect by the Iraqi government allowed it to decay even more. There is currently more electricity available...in more locations...than pre invasion. There is currently more drinkable water available...in more locations..than pre invasion. The oil infrastructure was not...and has not been damaged by coaliton forces...but has been damaged to a minor extent by the "insurgents".